B1 Thai words
Intermediate vocabulary for stories, explanations, and real conversations.
Snake (Thai zodiac sign)
Tiger (Thai zodiac sign)
[to] miss out; fail to get
[to] hold a wedding; have a marriage ceremony
the Snake (Chinese zodiac sign)
the Goat/Sheep (Chinese zodiac sign)
[to] be mixed with; contain traces of
identity; self
client (legal)
model; example; exemplar
[to] shed; fall off (hair, leaves, petals)
close-knit; tight; strong (relationship/bond)
hive/nest (classifier)
[to] release fish; set fish free
climate
accurate; precise
opaque; not letting light through
blood type O
complete; fully finished
high season
[to] accept a request/assignment; agree
repetitive; monotonous
[to] protest; object
peace; peacefulness
[to] mention; utter; say
expo; grand event; festival; fair
[to] perform a traditional dance
Isan community
prime minister
municipal councillor
match; coincide; agree
equation (math)
like this; this way (informal)
to split up; go separate ways
[to] link; connect; tie together; relate
[to] focus on; emphasize; concentrate on
turbine
[to] motivate; induce; persuade [sb]
mentor
[to] stamp; [to] punch (a ticket/document)
park
subdistrict (administrative unit)
stream; creek
[to] replace; substitute
[to] maintain; service; keep up
perfect; flawless
[to] draw a pattern (with lines)
[to] overlap; lie on top of
control (device/function)
snooker (cue sport)
spin (rotation; sports/physics)
property; assets
association; society
graphics (visuals/designs)
[to] coat with paint
physics (science)
[to] knock out; [to] KO
nutrition; nutritional science
surgery; surgical discipline
[to] be in distress; suffer hardship; be troubled
as well as; and also
appropriate; fitting; proper
class session; lesson (within a course)
worried; troubled; weighed down
first place; champion
quota; allocation limit
carbon (element, C)
down payment; deposit
lonely; lonesome
string; chain (decorative strand)
[to] bind; connect; associate
marquee; canopy (event tent)
[to] knit; crochet
empty; bare; mere (literary)
[to] pin; fasten; fix in place
tent peg; stake; anchor (naut.)
valve (flow control)
flat; smooth; even
[to] lay/press against; place flush
landscape; scenery
marvelous; miraculous; wondrous
inspiration (motivation/encouragement)
[to] conclude (one’s remarks)
plow; plough
[to] dry noodles
hemp (plant)
overgrown; weedy
hard to deal with; hard to negotiate
razor-sharp
motherboard
[to] aim; take aim
novel; new and unusual
[to] arrest; apprehend
science group/department
all; all the
[to] progress; [to] advance
chaotic; in a commotion
shade; tint (of a color)
[to] remember customers
hostel (youth hostel)