B1 Thai words
Intermediate vocabulary for stories, explanations, and real conversations.
startup; innovation-focused new company
yo (interjection)
beyond; apart from
rocket (firework); skyrocket
physicist
[to] swerve; turn aside; deviate; sidestep
[to] resist; oppose; withstand
[to] orbit; revolve
simulated; imitation; model
remains; ruins
meteor; shooting star
[to] draw (a card)
Northern Thai accent
origin; birth; genesis
[to] feel irritated; get annoyed
pace; speed (in play)
[to] deliver; hand over
exciting; thrilling (causing excitement) [via น่า- form]
[to] rummage; go through
low-pitched; deep (voice/sound)
agriculture; farming
organic (agriculture/food)
newspaper/magazine column; regular column
[to] update
fashion; style
[to] wait a long time for a vehicle
soft and falling apart; rotten/decayed
[to] plan; strategize
shopping basket; online cart
dent; depression
crowd; throng; mob (large group of people)
[to] tap/hammer [sth] to shape or test
[to] cheat; swindle; rig
[to] take advantage of; exploit
[to] walk for a long time
electronic (relating to electronic devices/systems)
free; unrestricted; loose
sports center; sports complex
juicer; press
property; assets (legal/financial)
intelligence; intellect; mental ability
[to] carve; engrave
[to] pump; draw off (fluid or gas)
[to] bet; gamble; wager [on sth]
checkpoint; border post; toll booth; inspection station
minister; cabinet minister (abbrev.)
acting; interim (holding office temporarily)
hall; lobby; large open room
the opposite; contrary (idea/statement)
spec; specification
in one go; in one shot
branch; offshoot (figurative)
range; mountain range
heater; furnace; kiln
[to] spread; escalate (esp. fire/disease/conflict)
whoosh!; swoosh!
[to] wrap fish
weed (informal)
[to] roll flat; press flat; compress
classifier: monks; royalty; deities; sacred statues
booth; stall; kiosk
literature; literary works
package (bundle)
opera company
[to] raise (funds)
classifier for clumps/bunches
plan; blueprint; layout (drawing)
wind direction/axis; airflow line
neck (around the throat)
watercourse; river/stream
[to] sail; move swiftly (through water/air)
Pak Khlong Talat area (toponym)
interpreter
[to] deal (cards)
old person; elder (colloquial, can be rude)
measles (rubeola)
[to] swindle; con; scam; defraud
[to] pass; get through; fit through; be allowed through
[to] turn/go back; reverse; rewind
[to] train hard; work out
[to] pass away
Teachers’ Day (Thailand)
[to] found; establish; set up
[to] collapse; cave in
flight attendant (colloq.)
classifier for ropes/cords
[to] rise sharply (fig.)
novel; work of fiction
be far from; lie far from
method; way; means
physical channel
boundary; limit; bounds
former; ex-
abandoned building
prompt; brief; guiding question
leave out; omit; skip
space; gap
[to] take a shortcut through alleys
long-established; time-honored
[to] distinguish; tell apart