B1 Thai words
Intermediate vocabulary for stories, explanations, and real conversations.
hurricane; very strong tropical cyclone
buffet queue/number
[to] steam [sth] with soy sauce
[to] have assets; own property
[to] renovate a cafe
E major chord
Thai male given name
the Czech Republic
a stunt (action/feat)
professional stuntman/performer
header (top section of a page or screen)
[to] maintain posture/form
[to] update the operating system (OS)
a Santa (impersonator/figure)
Claus (name)
King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) of Thailand
roaring lion
well-intentioned; meaning well
be careful; don’t be careless
while the storm is coming in/hitting
[to] visit Phu Kradueng National Park
high-power/fast-charging USB port
a sloped surface or path for moving between levels
[to] walk hunched/stooped
[to] sit hunched (over); sit curled up
[to] hide; conceal; stash (sth)
Suvarnabhumi Airport; Bangkok’s main international airport (BKK)
serious; earnest; determined
more easily; more conveniently
bar-hopping (activity)
[to] share a live stream
[we/I] do; [we/I] make (Isan/Lao dialect)
luxury hotel
jet aircraft (colloquial)
which pier/wharf/harbor?
the Dead Sea
half-pint (serving size)
second half (of a match)
Hurricane Katrina (2005)
New Orleans (city in Louisiana, USA)
a deep-red rose apple (wax apple) cultivar
Java plum tree
Thai common name for larger Diospyros (ebony/persimmon) trees
He/She was promoted (Isan)
paracetamol; acetaminophen (pain and fever medicine)
[to] chime; ping (make a short high sound)
Wat Pa Bamphen (temple name)
countdown event/party
[to] hog bandwidth; slow others’ internet (informal)
conversion between degrees and radians
viscose (rayon fiber)
modal (rayon fiber)
the sky and air in general; the outdoors
shellfish/mollusk meat
[to] run over a nail (with a tire)
ladies; women (plural)
[to] flock; crowd around [sb]/[sth]
[to] lift weights; do weight training
if we lose the next round/hand
[to] work or stay in harsh sunlight; [to] endure strong sun
proper name of a Thai hardware store (“Charoen Chai/Charoenchai Hardware”)
wooden image/statue
[to] change a code (e.g., promo/access code)
user account; online/social media profile
Surat Thani Province
Zeus (chief Greek god)
[to] protect against UV
Pattaya beachfront area
a building in Taipei
Catholic church (building/parish church)
a kebab dish made with chicken
[to] live well; be well-off
evening of (a specified) day; nightfall
[to] go without sleep; stay up; be sleep‑deprived
fully filled (form box/field/slot)
many rounds/turns (in a game)
with prolonged use; after being used for a long time
edge/hem of an old canvas or tarpaulin
Madeleine (female given name)
Warorot Market (Chiang Mai); ‘กาดหลวง’
Min Buri District (Bangkok administrative district)
lesbian (woman attracted to women)
[N. Thai] you too; come along (too)
you're welcome; my pleasure (Northern Thai)
[N. Thai] intensifying prefix (often pejorative)
[!] nice!; that's good (Northern/Isan colloquial)
gemstone earrings
Laplae (district in Uttaradit, Thailand)
langsat (fruit)
Sirikit Dam on the Nan River
K-pop group; K-pop band
[to] let us [do sth] (Northern Thai)
Please also watch the house (for me) (Northern Thai)
they returned together
Allah; God in Islam
Sun (Chinese surname)
Volkswagen Beetle (car)
fluffy; puffy; billowy
kilobyte; 1,000 bytes (often 1,024)
eight bits; one octet (often one byte)