B1 Thai words
Intermediate vocabulary for stories, explanations, and real conversations.
current (water or electricity)
riverbank; embankment
[to] hurl; fling; throw hard
[to] circulate; flow
cavity; hollow space
the Americas (context-dependent)
[to] withdraw; back out (from a plan/deal)
boxing (Western)
[to] reduce; shorten
club; association
to add; supplement; enhance
social (online; informal)
media; mass media
mind; heart; spirit (inner feelings)
wide; flared
rude; vulgar (language/behavior)
bouquet; bunch; cluster
blade; cutting edge
[to] pamper; indulge
[to] be willing; be glad to
mesh; lattice pattern
scuba diving; diving (with gear)
float; buoy
concentrated (substance)
swift; rapid; strong (current)
Buddha image; amulet
low beam (headlights)
knack; secret tip; trick
[to] knead (dough, etc.)
to spread; disseminate
share (social-media action); turn/payout in money pool
[to] bargain; haggle
business/trading partner; counterparty
[to] conflict; contradict; be incompatible
classifier: drops of liquid
orb; sun/moon; lamp; round spot
blotch; patch; smear (stain/mark)
awesome; a hit; highly successful (slang)
blinking; flickering (of light/eyes)
scene details
groove; channel
[to] be flooded; be water-covered; overflow
cement; mortar; plaster
tank (container); water tank
[to] hide/conceal cables; run cables out of sight
[to] ventilate; vent (air/heat)
fold; crease; pleat
well-fortified; well-guarded
to shatter; disintegrate
Siam; former name of Thailand
[to] clip; fasten with a clip
sufficiently; enough
faint; weak (smell/color/taste); insipid
satiated; content (figurative)
inclined; slanted
[to] rely on; depend on
[to] block; obstruct; bar
rebar; steel bar
[to] cradle; nurse (hold)
airy; well-ventilated
top; upper end (formal/literary)
visibility (seeing distance)
raised; protruding; convex
dead quiet; pin-drop silent
home team
resilient; robust
white (substance/thing)
[to] climb/spread (of vines/plants)
[to] blanket; overlay
gender (social role/identity)
[to] insert; interpose
balance; equilibrium; equilibrium point
[to] bark at; snap at (rebuke loudly)
glass cover/lens (devices)
alert; attentive; responsive
[to] arch; bend outward; protrude
[to] wrinkle; crease
[to] collapse; cave in
thrilling; hair‑raising
[to] clamber; scramble
technique; method
evening (Isan/Northern)
[to] peel; flake off
lint; fuzz (small fibers)
gone to the fields — set phrase
grandfather (respect term)
[to] will wrap (Isan)
red skin; reddened skin
[to] sear on a hot pan/griddle
gentle sunlight; mild sun
folk; traditional (of local people)
before baking; pre-bake (modifier)
file (computer)
continuously; continually
[to] weigh down
argument; dispute (rare as noun)
[to] radiate; emit
[to] cover; envelop; blanket
numb; dazed; foggy-minded
[to] spray; [to] atomize