B1 Thai words
Intermediate vocabulary for stories, explanations, and real conversations.
tiffin carrier; stacked lunch box
gradually; little by little
[to] critique; [to] comment on
edge; brim; hem; shore
past; via; through
violent; severe; intense
complexion; skin tone
[to] cause; make
burrow; animal hole
ready; all set
many; numerous (as a pronoun)
certain; particular
cliff
point (argument/aspect)
to be correct/right
I; me (informal/regional)
trace; sign
[to] understand
should; likely to; bound to
deep into (time/period) [adv.]
[to] spare; have extra
merely; simply (downplaying)
[to] put; apply; record
[to] examine medically; test
additional; more
occasion
equipped; provided with
kindness; compassion; generosity
[to] exceed; be more than
master; mentor (respectful)
[to] scold; reprimand
handle; haft
[to] select; choose (a small item)
[to] prepare [sb/sth] for [sth]
character; figure
[to] lead; guide
building for a specific function
spare; backup; reserve
[to] fight (with words or physically) — colloq.
as for; regarding
for later; in reserve
[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block
model; pattern; design; template
test; trial; examination
term of address (affectionate)
nominalizer
[to] ask for; charge; demand
resident; member of a group
region; zone; locality; area
classifier: children
[to] greet a woman
careless; inadvertent; off-guard
various; diverse
holder; bearer
[to] slip out; leak
he/she (colloquial, impolite)
[to] insult; belittle [sb]
[to] lose; forfeit; waste
[to] tend to; usually [do sth]
roof (of a house)
tone of voice; vocal tone
manners; etiquette
[to] replace; substitute for
warm; cozy; affectionate (feeling/atmosphere)
[to] break up; separate
[to] reflect; bounce back (light/sound/heat)
[to] assault; attack
companion; fellow
gentle; mild (manner/speech)
rude; vulgar; coarse
age group; generation
[to] feel (linking verb use)
to; toward (recipient/affected party)
in the middle; in the center
possibly; perhaps
woman (formal); women (formal)
atmosphere; ambience
[to] be in a bad way
for the sake of; on behalf of
as soon as; the moment that (ทันทีที่)
[to] perform; act; put on (a show)
broke; flat broke (slang)
[to] be friendly; be informal
[to] pay respects
[to] collapse; cave in
familiar; accustomed (to)
official; formal
cool (personality); calm
face—prefix (before nouns)
[to] cost; come to
ear/head of grain
[to] screen; shortlist
seed (for planting)
to grow/expand (economy/organization)
maximum; full (capacity/extent)
to knock/fell down
[to] resist; withstand; oppose
[to] transform; convert; modify; adapt
classifier: rice fields; paddy fields
[to] scorch; char; overcook