B1 Thai words
Intermediate vocabulary for stories, explanations, and real conversations.
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makeup artist
plateau
gestural communication; sign language (older term)
pleasing to the ear; agreeable to hear
[to] reach [sb]'s ears
pottery; earthenware
sandbag
basketball player (informal)
smearing; applying a substance
smearing; spreading
breathless; panting
[to] shave the head
whenever; no matter when (informal)
extremely detailed; very thorough
oral medicine; oral medication
lychee; lychee tree (Northern Thai)
easily drunk; having low alcohol tolerance
[to] stall; evade; equivocate
[to] be captivated by [sb/sth]; be charmed
[to] suspend operations; be closed
virgin; sexually inexperienced
giving an opinion; reaching a conclusion
at just the right time; as luck would have it
pitch of a sound
dispersal; going separate ways
crash helmet (informal)
electrical charging
red shared taxi (Chiang Mai)
motor vehicle insurance
[to] be complacent; be unworried
takeoff
evening dress; evening gown
[to] gulp down; down a drink (informal)
all present; fully supplied
[to] be grateful to [sb]
[to] mean well; wish [sb] well
[to] enlarge proportionally; scale up
loss of appetite
[to] move a board-game piece
[to] have labor pains (formal)
selfishness
annoying quality; irritating nature
outdated; outmoded; out of fashion
text box; text frame
vine; climbing or trailing plant
vegetable accompaniments (Southern Thai)
sad; gloomy; downcast
academic course
familiar or long-established person or business
[to] stutter; stammer
earthworm (Southern Thai)
whenever; no matter when
little darling; little cutie (slang)
competent; capable at a task
red songthaew; red shared taxi
[to] give up; discontinue; abandon
puma; cougar; mountain lion
completely bald
cassava; manioc
inpatient
freezing; solidification
melting
softening; becoming flexible
[to] run a red light (informal)
[to] avoid [sb]; keep out of [sb]'s sight
bruised; black and blue
Liverpool FC supporter (slang)
fond of sleeping; given to sleeping a lot (informal)
big boss; top person in charge (informal)
[to] fall out with one another
individual work; solo project
delight; heartfelt satisfaction
rock-hard; rigid (informal)
easily annoyed; irritable
rice-field embankment (northeastern Thai)
delight; emotional refreshment
cycle
distant relative
dill (regional Northern Thai)
shaking; rocking
youth; youthfulness
well-done; fully cooked
spatula
ice hockey
step-by-step review; recounting in sequence
electronic cigarette; e-cigarette
cruelty; unkindness; heartlessness
consistency; constancy
fake news
[to] benefit; have a beneficial effect
adhesive plaster; medical adhesive tape
wooden row house; row of adjoining homes or shops
paternal great-grandfather
coriander; cilantro
kindness; generosity
[to] concentrate; apply oneself diligently
Miss Universe
rising tide; high tide
looseness