B1 Thai words
Intermediate vocabulary for stories, explanations, and real conversations.
Yala City Municipality (authority)
oasis (desert)
[to] test a system
printer ribbon; typewriter ribbon
[to] close a business; cease operations
[to] boil and bubble vigorously
small protrusion; nub; tag
[to] bulge; swell up; protrude
very heavy; weighty
limited collection
good enough; passable
drama (clipped slang)
new web server
[to] boost morale; lift [sb]’s spirits
Indian-style tea; Indian-style milk tea
note sync; note synchronization
[to] pull/slide hard
[to] press on the chest
[to] bounce; spring back
moderate; reasonable; modest
spare battery; replacement battery
resounding; thunderous
hash sign (#)
[to] dance flamenco
[to] trample
[to] caress; stroke; rub in
[to] see a shellfish/seashell
next turn; next time
land leech
[to] promote a course
[to] hold an orientation
[to] perceive; be aware (of)
inner corner of the eye; medial canthus
[to] contour (makeup)
clean; hygienic (loanword)
[to] leap up and lick
port; harbor
very; extremely (Northern/Isan)
[to] stab; jab; pierce
[to] build a house frame
in an instant; in the blink of an eye; instantly
[to] drive away smoke
[to] invite; persuade [sb] to join
disruptive; troublesome; chaotic
Faculty of Science
[to] lose focus; get distracted
curled; crinkly (leaves or edges)
assembly/sermon hall in a Buddhist temple
epaulette; shoulder board
badge pin; lapel pin
to cross; to interlace
festival rocket
word-filtering bot; profanity filter bot
[to] hide a word (in text or graphics)
ginseng capsule
aquatic grass; water grass
[to] cake on dinso phong (white clay)
old-fashioned; antiquated; outdated
sheet of corrugated plastic (PP) board
beautiful; admirable
food category
[to] ping a server
Sri Lanka (country)
Theravada Buddhism
[to] chop through bones
[to] sit with legs folded to one side (Thai polite posture)
[to] stop; [to] quit; [to] withdraw from [an activity/line of work]
[to] decide the result; determine the outcome
momentarily; for an instant
provincial hall; provincial government complex
zodiac animal; year sign
beta (β, Β); beta symbol
earthquake; ground tremor
oarsman; rower (crew member)
[to] fit into a groove/slot
Happy Chinese New Year; may all go as you wish
Thai 12-year animal zodiac
Fujian; Hokkien
Mandarin; Standard Chinese
swaggering; jaunty; self-important
[to] have a belt break or snap
part-time (job/shift) (colloq.)
posh; high-society; fancy (slangy)
light/lite (reduced strength/calories)
knockout; KO
[to] solicit/encourage customers
training (workout/practice session)
sociology (subject)
[to] splint or brace a branch
[to] splint or immobilize a leg
[to] sneak; [to] tiptoe quietly
shortcut alley
[to] communicate about work; coordinate on tasks
gold overlaid; gilded
audio mixer
layer (graphics/design)
[to] adjust the contrast
actress (in traditional drama)
snap!; slash!; chop! (sharp sudden sound)
to sever; cut off completely