B1 Thai words

Phi Phi Islands

sparkling light; sparkle effect

dizzy; lightheaded; head rush

Samba

[to] be a good sport; have team spirit

Wu (surname)

[!] Really; for real

[to] fail; not pass

with full strength/effort

unassuming; not snobbish

close friend; buddy

[to] be [number] years old (of a person)

email; electronic mail (formal)

email

sweet-smelling; fragrant

stingy; cheap (informal)

[to] argue; [to] quarrel [with sb]

Bangkok (former name)

female (gender/sex)

[to] break up; [to] separate; [to] become estranged; [to] divorce

merchant; vendor; trader

in vain; for nothing

[to] estimate; predict

even though; although

huge; enormous

Thai New Year (Songkran)

Thai New Year’s Day (Songkran, Apr 13)

rice granary; rice barn

[to] arrange; [to] prepare; [to] manage

female seller; female vendor

semester; academic term

brass band

plaza; shopping center

Friends; companions; clique; allies

however; nevertheless

gift; present; token of appreciation

[to] summarize [sth]

Thank you very much (formal)

thank you very much (very formal)

[to] express thanks

[to] educate; [to] inform

regular customer; patron

[to] inspect; [to] check on

engineer; technician; master craftsman

[to] reconsider; [to] review

government work; public service

subordinate; junior

if; provided that

language school; language institute

sweet rice-flour pudding in coconut milk

plain; basic; ordinary

shophouse; row house

guesthouse; lodging

resort; vacation accommodation

above the water's surface

[to] send off the old year; see out the old year

[to] would like to thank (you) for [sth] (formal)

Thank you from the bottom of my heart; sincere thanks

spot on; exactly right

exactly right!; spot on!

exactly; precisely

trivial matter; minor issue

nursing home; old people's home

elderly care center; senior care center

reception pavilion; official guest house

pre-primary school; preschool

public school (US); state school (UK)

boarding school

nursing home; retirement home

residential building

townhome; townhouse

vacation home; holiday house

please understand

apology

apology

I'm sorry; I apologize

I must apologize

[to] apologize sincerely

thank you deeply

thank you, everyone (formal)

I/we would like to thank everyone

please don't [do sth] (polite)

please accept/receive [sth]

[!] please listen (formal)

cooperative education; co-op

application intake; call for applications

[to] console; [to] comfort (to restore morale)

in a dream

downtown; city center

pre-primary; preschool

[to] start a school term

[to] say goodbye

[to] give a reward; [to] award [sb]

[to] forgive [sb]

calm water

stagnant water; polluted water

filthy water; sewage

wastewater; sewage; stagnant dirty water

[to] refuse; [to] brush off; [to] deny (involvement)

lease agreement; rental contract