B1 Thai words
Intermediate vocabulary for stories, explanations, and real conversations.
I (older male); you (to an older male) (Isan)
fashion; style (trend)
beautifully shaped circle/loop
zigzag (shape; path)
ubosot (Buddhist ordination hall)
Avicennia mangrove
[to] go over the net
[to] make pla (spicy Thai herb salad)
Thai spicy meat or seafood salad
[to] eat [sth] with [sth] as a side/chaser
electronics field/major/branch
exhibition of images/photos
[to] slander; malign; smear; falsely accuse
intentional; deliberate; on purpose
job responsibilities; work duties; duties at work
astrologer (traditional Thai astrology)
frayed; linty; coming apart
[to] fall off; shed; drop out
relatives; kin network
diagram; schematic; chart
[to] study by observing; examine closely to learn
[to] molt; shed skin/shell
[to] ask one’s husband [to do sth]; get one’s husband to do a favor
[to] test for alcohol (in a person)
good-quality fish
to start trading
[to] vanish in a flash; disappear completely (informal)
[to] vanish in a flash; disappear completely (informal)
[to] take responsibility; accept liability
upland; high, dry ground
razor clam (Solen spp.)
[to] object; remonstrate; protest
Bangkok
director; principal (abbr. of ผู้อำนวยการ)
[to] feel faint; vision goes black
[to] circle; revolve repeatedly
[to] cast a throw net
provincial hall (government building)
inside; indoors
family background
king; male monarch
shaded and humid
rum (spirit)
novice monk
loose; saggy; stretched out
awesome!; so cool!
freshly mixed cement/mortar
stuck; adherent
[to] check [a] seal
calm temperament; patient disposition
Czech banking app
payslip
iron pan; cast-iron wok/pan
having tusks; tusked
demon; evil spirit
given name: S̄āi-fáa (‘Lightning’)
gloomy; dispirited
alkaline solution
maple-flavored; maple (attrib.)
dugong; sea cow
[to] think quickly
dark soy sauce
lively; bustling; festive
[to] remain; persist; endure; survive
[to] often fall asleep; be prone to dozing off
low mode; low-power setting
[to] carry a compact/case (on one’s person)
[to] smear; spread
[to] roll (a cigarette)
[to] update a news page
group chat
[to] try to stay calm
[to] sob
[to] sob uncontrollably; cry with heaving breaths
maechi; Buddhist nun (Thailand)
[to] rehearse; practice
[to] watch out for sharp edges/blades
suddenly; abruptly
[to] gleam; [to] glint
close; adjacent
[to] accidentally scratch
immaculately neat; meticulous; flawless
rudder
miniature city; model city
thin coconut milk (later pressing)
[to] trade punches; exchange blows
organic agriculture
science category/section
[to] pry; lever up
[to] pry; lever [sth] open
crowbar; pry bar
lecture
pleased; delighted; content; lighthearted
steel/iron post; metal pillar
[to] remember a position/location
[to] add features
[to] make an abrupt/hard turn
a strict person; a strict adherent
[to] cultivate wisdom; develop insight; grow wisdom
step; stride; move