B1 Thai words
Intermediate vocabulary for stories, explanations, and real conversations.
[to] shift; [to] move slightly
[!] bang; pop
[!] hold back tears; stay strong
[!] beep
[!] good heavens; oh dear
[!] humph
Tunwalai (online fiction platform)
drip-drip; dripping continuously
soft-shelled turtle
[!] hmm; grr
plop; splash
fleetingly; briefly
fidgety; restless
[!] eww; yuck; yikes
Phu Thok
vividly; intensely
in a flash; quickly
blood cockle; ark shell
Lipovitan-D (energy drink)
[!] let it be so; abracadabra
chubby; plump
Rawai (beach/area in Phuket)
[!] heh heh; dry laugh
bulging; distended
Alaskan king crab
[to] tuck [sth] behind the ear
tooth; teeth
bruised; swollen
angry; mad
short and chubby; plump
rattling drum sound
Nimmanahaeminda (road/area)
with wide-open, bright, innocent eyes
[!] yikes; oops
dirty-minded; lewd
fart; flatulence
weird; strange; off
[!] vroom
bolt hole; screw hole
Tonaf; antifungal medicine brand
medicated plaster; pain relief patch
chewy; soft and springy
dirty; grimy; shabby
[to] stand on tiptoe; [to] tiptoe
carelessly; sloppily
sound of a deep sniff or cheek kiss
[!] beep; tweet
tall and lanky; gangling
single cover
slightly moist; tearful
Ramathibodi (Hospital)
deep-fried crab meat roll
Na Haeo
with eyes gently closed or half-closed
[to] wax hair
[to] pull the clutch; [to] squeeze the clutch lever
half-closed (of eyes); drowsy
[to] limp; [to] hobble
somewhat worried; slightly stressed
frogs and similar amphibians
strange; distorted (of sound or voice)
Thai caramel candy; kalamae
[!] bang bang; pop pop
narrow (of eyes); small
[!] thump thump; boom boom
Alaskan king crab leg
curly; frizzy
frayed; ragged; chipped at the edges
crispy; brittle
[!] waa waa (baby crying sound)
[!] cluck; cackle
car specifications; vehicle specs
[to] lower one's eyes; [to] look down
[!] waa waa; wah wah
manual-clutch motorcycle; vehicle with a clutch
[to] wax hair
Fino scooter; Yamaha Fino
crab leg buffet
poutingly; as if about to cry
crestfallen; deflated; sheepish
[!] yelp; whine (dog sound)
last; bottom-ranking
breast-milk stash; stored breast milk
Knorr seasoning powder; stock powder
[to] go around looking for [sb/sth]; [to] wander about searching for
elasticated cuffs; gathered ankles
Lobo seasoning mix
[!] chug-chug; choo-choo
crush; infatuation
[!] aww; ugh (expressing whining or slight disappointment)
[!] heh heh; hur hur
[!] ba-dum-tss; ta-da
[!] burp
cute; innocent
maternal uncle
[!] boo!; rawr
vroom; sound of a revving motorcycle
[!] hiss (reaction to spiciness or pain)
cutesy; playfully cute
[!] boom; thud; drumbeat sound