B1 Thai words
Intermediate vocabulary for stories, explanations, and real conversations.
opium
milligram (mg)
skincare; skin care
worried; anxious; preoccupied (with [sth])
Yaowarat Road (Bangkok Chinatown’s main street)
[to] input; enter [data]
bob (hairstyle)
stylish; chic
overnight stay promo; stay-over deal
course credit; course unit
intranet
repo; repository (computing)
beware: may bend
chief culprit; main instigator
[to] sleep a lot; sleep for a long time (Isan/Lao)
bloated; swollen
backup hard drive
[to] go ahead and print
red tone; red palette
to play pool
[to] pretend; [to] feign; [to] act as if
copper tone; copper hue
express boat
teachers’ association
[to] come and support; come and back [sb]
narrow nook; gap
[to] meet up (slang; from Eng. 'meet')
[to] read [sb]'s mind; guess feelings
nano- (metric prefix)
altar/shrine shelf
intensely hot; searing
online workshop
sulfur (S)
[to] prepare props
complex (multi‑building site)
square (geometry)
telephoto mode
too zoomed in
a house blown away by the wind
[to] cover the sponsor’s logo; block the sponsor’s logo (informal)
Khlong Phang (toponym)
ultrasound doctor; ultrasound specialist
[to] increase; grow; accumulate
campaign results/outcome
[to] publish evidence; release evidence
benchmark; standard
the person concerned
major key (music)
bored; weary; fed up; disenchanted
[to] reserve; book
very confident; self-assured
[to] scoop up; gather up
damn; shoot (mild expletive); wow (slang)
[to] fall and get up; stumble and recover
frequent; recurrent
whorl of a shell; shell spiral
water-lily stalk (edible)
dim; feeble; flickering
[to] feel disgust; [to] dislike; [to] be averse to; [to] shun
compact; trim; well-proportioned
furniture maker; furniture carpenter
[to] pose; strike a posture; posture oneself
per diem; daily allowance
[to] transfer; reassign; relocate
last digits; ending numbers
[to] lift a barbell
a bustling/lively temple
infantry; foot soldiers
[to] swing with force
[to] sing (perform vocally)
[to] perform a traditional/graceful dance
[to] extract/vent smoke
the Middle East (region)
[to] insert; slip in; interject
[to] pound by hand
[to] whittle/shave wood
[to] update a bot
mute; unable to speak
Soi Bun Damnoen (street name)
mountain trip; highland trip
[to] sprinkle medicinal powder
[to] spread/scatter sand
long-term plan
coffee from Thailand
defensive wall; rampart; fortification
camera body (body-only)
grip; handle (esp. camera/sports)
storage; storeroom
be disoriented; lose one’s sense of direction
cheerful; happy; refreshed
[to] comfort; console
text sticker; word sticker
[to] scoop with fingers; grab with fingers
earth tones; earthy colors
forest protection activities; forest conservation activities
Africa (continent)
syrup first (instruction in drink-making)
star (self-luminous celestial body)
raw material; ingredient
[to] melt; liquefy