B1 Thai words
Intermediate vocabulary for stories, explanations, and real conversations.
classifier: wells/ponds/pits
[to] clear up a misunderstanding
water supply service
[to] reassure
[to] plead; implore; beg
irrigation
flood; flooding
aridity; dryness
in the end; after all; as it turns out
[to] admit; acknowledge
[to] acknowledge; respond
rice mill
[to] approve; authorize
[to] deny
[to] argue; dispute
[to] oppose; object (to)
veranda; porch
neighboring (of a country or community)
solo (performance)
district; neighborhood; area
upcountry; outside the capital
middle of a garden
private; non-governmental
government; state authorities
permanent; stationed; assigned
curriculum
director; head; chief; superintendent
[to] surf; browse (the internet)
especially; specially; particularly
safety
warmth (affection/comfort)
host (household)
lease; rental contract
construction (process)
class timetable; teaching schedule
housework (colloq.)
recruitment; enrollment
[to] ask or pray for peace
[to] guarantee; assure
opposed; dissenting
[to] abstain (from voting)
[to] disapprove; [to] reject
floodwater; pooled floodwater
wastewater; sewage; polluted water
former home
residential house
Thai-style traditional house
house hosting an event
postal; mail (attrib.)
documentation
[to] catch; pick up (disease/odor/habit)
express mail sticker; EMS label (Thailand)
[to] go silent; stop responding
proverb; saying
concise
gentle; mild; light (degree/force)
[to] shout; call out
melodious; pleasant-sounding
[to] recognize a voice; remember a sound
hoarse; husky (voice)
[to] subscribe
language course; language class
[to] train; coach (someone)
[to] lock; fix in position
faculty (university division)
committee member; board member
file a complaint; lodge a complaint
in the manner of; -ly
court (of law)
legal case; lawsuit
parliament; council; assembly (abbr.)
law; statute
[to] modify; adjust
witness (person)
evidence; proof
may I ask (polite preface)
window (computing)
pedestal tray
shield
cluster; tuft; bunch
bounty (offered reward)
ceremony; rite
true; pure (in essence)
[to] scoop; ladle
pin; bolt; latch; clip; catch
[to] overcome; prevail over [sth]
[to] arrest
illegal; against the law
[to] cover; seal
fully; completely; to the full
[to] select; pick out
[to] distinguish; tell apart
excessive; too much
[to] abandon; desert
[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)
tone mark (Thai script)
hastily; quickly (due to urgency)
reclining; lying down
confused; chaotic
in the early evening