A2 Thai words
High-utility words for daily routines, plans, opinions, and errands.
Asian TV/streaming series
currently airing series
waffle (grid-pattern batter cake)
sweet filling
anko (sweet red bean paste)
[!] look!; pay attention!
Department of Highways (Thailand)
baked cake
QR; QR code (quick response)
gravy (sauce from meat juices)
[to] drop a course; withdraw from a class
cable (general)
dense forest; jungle
rugby (sport)
a foul (rule violation)
road in good condition
[to] grill over charcoal
older sibling; older person (term of address)
recommended furniture store
blush (cosmetic)
cheerful; lively and smiling
star (poetic); heavenly body
[to] upload a video clip
Shanghai (China)
object (thing; countable)
pretzel
[to] meet; encounter; come across (dialect)
rack; frame; stand; shelf unit
[to] reheat
barbecue smoke
texture; surface feel
prone to misfocus; loses focus easily
steel-cut oats; pinhead oats
[to] go on a call; make a call
[to] present with slides
on TikTok; within TikTok
daily; everyday; routine
[to] stare; gaze intently
cola (soft drink)
please cooperate
a nail that pierces/pricks
turbo mode
salted/preserved plum tea
chicken-breast dish
sheet (paper; handout)
[to] accelerate to overtake [sb/sth]
bicycle pedal
stainless-steel mixer
mixing glass; glass mixer jar
backspace key
[to] tag [sb]’s name
kite string; kite line
next summer
cauliflower; Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
skimmer; wire-mesh ladle
cap; stopper
Manhattan (NYC borough)
Uncle Kaeo/Kaew (form of address)
[to] eat dates
a lot of bubble wrap (Isan-influenced)
quote; aphorism
four battalions
slow website; the website is slow
[to] crash (of an app)
Microsoft PowerPoint (software)
[to] handle spicy food; have a tolerance for spice
jack card; jack (playing card)
five tons (usually metric)
Department of Livestock Development (Thailand)
seaman; sailor
Pacific Ocean
Peruvian (attributive)
hard to start (engine/machine)
[!] My God!; Oh my God!
power strip; extension board
please help print slides (informal request)
centimeter; cm (colloq.)
cardboard (corrugated or thick paperboard)
Narathiwat Province (Thailand)
computer case; PC case
night breeze
[to] please pick/pluck (for me)
five pods of tamarind
[to] choose to do; opt to do
[to] make slides; create a slide deck
street food stall/shop
[to] check first-aid kit/equipment
[to] book a table; reserve a table
edible salt (table salt)
BBM (abbr.)
Phnom Penh (capital of Cambodia)
[to] hurry; rush (Isan/Lao; Northern Thai)
surname; family name
Khun Trirat (person’s name with honorific)
MC; master of ceremonies
[to] scratch; scrape [sth] (surface)
sesame sauce
Charles; Char (given name)
folding ladder
[to] move/shift slightly