B1 Thai words
Intermediate vocabulary for stories, explanations, and real conversations.
cassava; manioc
[to] combine; blend; integrate
thanks for the gesture
pure; clean; uncontaminated
blurred; hazy; indistinct; dull
completely; absolutely; utterly
smooth; without problems
CLF: axes; hatchets
[to] fell; cut down
[to] connect; link [sth/sb to sth]
philosophy (guiding principles)
AI; artificial intelligence
[to] appoint; designate
acre (unit of area)
bok choy; pak choi
[to] embroider
steel brace; steel prop
stupa; chedi
altar shelf; Buddha shelf
with palms pressed together
principal Buddha image
respectful; humble; deferential
[to] achieve; attain; reach
sensible; reasonable; decent
[to] obstruct; hinder; impede
[to] swear; curse (use profanities)
[to] sign in; register presence
virus (pathogen)
[to] reach into; fish out
[to] cancel; abandon; scrap
[to] break free; get out of
creditor
lawyer; attorney
tom yum (spicy-sour Thai soup)
gesture; posture
false; untrue
[to] spend (money); shop
household
health-conscious; health-minded; health-aware
inwardly; to oneself
figure; physique
classifier (sections/lengths)
scream; shriek; high-pitched squeal
steel frame; steel structure
granary; grain store
[to] keep [sth]; preserve [sth]
employer
router (network device)
wire material
circuit breaker
ridge; raised seam
aviation; flying (as an activity/field)
class (category/level)
which form/shape (contextual)
[to] post (online)
gas (state of matter)
business location
broker; agent
[to] push in; force one’s way in; make an aggressive move (figurative)
gambling den; illegal casino
[to] use (drugs); take narcotics
[to] do secretly; do illicitly; do without permission
vine; liana (woody climber)
hanging; drooping
[to] wave; brandish
[to] move slowly upward; inch along
chandelier
flowing; fluttery (appearance/movement)
[to] sow; germinate; cultivate; breed; incubate
good luck; fortune (auspicious chance)
quarrel; argument
[to] push away; shove aside; fend off
chemistry (school subject)
element (chemical)
upper secondary (colloquial)
[to] note [sth]; take note (mentally)
[to] merge; unite; blend
[to] hold [sth] comfortably/securely
[to] go against the wind
insulator; insulating material
[to] scald one’s hand
riddle; enigma; mystery
[to] pry/hook out a nail
backrest; armrest
cable TV/service
check someone’s pulse
veterinary (attr.)
noble; aristocrat; court official
royal court
king; monarch (formal)
city council; municipal council
general; army commander
ally; partner
[to] inscribe; engrave
royal envoy; ambassador
friendship; goodwill
firm; steady; secure
solar; relating to the sun
cell (biology)
produce; products