B1 Thai words
Intermediate vocabulary for stories, explanations, and real conversations.
fast-spinning; quick-rotating
Nokia (company; phone brand)
ancestral; belonging to a particular family; family-specific
Deutsche Mark; German mark (former currency)
Green Bay (city in Wisconsin, USA)
[to] recite [sth] (a memorized school poem or passage)
the band BigBang (K‑pop group)
Yao (Chinese name)
K-pop; Korean pop music
[to] admire the scenery; go sightseeing
orchestra
[to] pick up a zip tie; take a cable tie
cable tie; zip tie
restless; agitated; worried (in mind)
at the central roundabout
prone to pilling; easily flakes/sheds fuzz
Ban Priaep (place name)
[to] examine [sb]'s lungs; check lungs
special adhesive; specialty glue
Coronation Day
[to] pan-fry then simmer fish in sauce; [to] braise fish
mobile banking app
[to] duel; compete one-on-one
time limit; limited time
like count; total likes
because; since
they say (often: เพิ่นเว้าว่า...)
[!] hey!; oh!; what the...?
you will not do (it)
[to] rummage; scratch around (in dirt/trash/things)
art college; college of art
a slatted window blind; venetian blind
[to] ache all over; be in severe, bruised pain
inflatable bounce house; bouncy castle
he/she/they will (Isan dialect)
wild bird
guests; visitors (collectively)
[to] escort or take a Buddhist monk [somewhere]
Normandy (region of northern France)
[to] compare specifications
[to] work; do a job (Isan/Lao dialect)
good at playing the bass (guitar) [of sb]
staff; employees; personnel
very muscular; very bulky; very sturdy
very muscular; extremely bulky
[to] set up a stall; open a booth
effective; works well; great
Ari (Bangkok neighborhood)
cafés in the Sukhumvit area
[to] prevent; block; protect; separate
[Northern Thai] just so you know; keep in mind
arts program; arts major
blues music; the blues
rushing; torrential (of water/wind/movement)
Asian art museum
stewed quail; braised quail
plump; full and well-rounded
graphic designer
theater; cinema (building)
Mittraphap Road; Friendship Highway (Thailand Route 2)
[to] cut in front (of [sb]/[sth]); cut [sb] off (traffic)
Oda (Japanese surname)
Nobu (Japanese given name)
Dusit Palace (Bangkok royal palace complex)
having a fine, fair, and smooth complexion
[to] look soft; appear fair/gently radiant
in the Grand Palace (Bangkok)
viola (instrument)
checked baggage; checked luggage
Ubon Ratchathani (province and city in NE Thailand)
that/which is beautiful (modifies a noun)
dried persimmon
spotlight (light source)
monster; demon; ogre
bloated; having indigestion
pale and wan; sickly-looking
[to] wear a turtleneck
the open sea; the ocean
strong chlorine; high chlorine level
winged bean (pod; vegetable)
very hot; scorching
very fun; extremely enjoyable (Northern Thai)
very delicious; super tasty (Northern Thai)
very skilled; very good (Northern Thai)
extremely skilled; very capable
horrifying; gruesome; hair-raising
with a heavy, thumping beat
Really, right?; So true! (Isan dialect)
you got them all right; all correct
conscious; alert
enemy; foe (military)
soft moonlight; gentle moonlight
Mae Chaem (district in Chiang Mai, Thailand)
[to] follow a controversy (esp. online)
aquamarine (color)
in the Arctic
FM broadcasting; FM band
Ethiopian culture
extremely special; exceptional; premium
[to] fade; become faint