B1 Thai words
Intermediate vocabulary for stories, explanations, and real conversations.
next turn; next time
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
theater; cinema (colloquial)
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
crinkled; puckered; not smooth (fabric/surface)
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
prefix in place names (“Nakhon-”)
aquatic grass; water grass
[to] dab/apply dinso phong (white clay)
overlay sticker; cover-up label
old-fashioned; antiquated; outdated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
in Standard Mandarin
inauspicious; bad feng shui
[to] have a belt snap/break
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)
[to] tie [sth] in a bow
road with designated lanes
sociology (subject)
[to] splint or brace a branch
[to] splint or immobilize a leg
overprotective/doting mother; coddling mom
[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
opium
milligram (mg)
skincare routine
PhD; doctoral degree (abbr.)
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