B1 Thai words
Intermediate vocabulary for stories, explanations, and real conversations.
holy thread in Buddhist rites
dance floor; floor area
tomboy; masculine-presenting woman
[to] install speakers; fit loudspeakers
merit; results of merit
museum
hygiene/sanitation issue
fellow citizens; the people
fussy; nagging
business partner
the middle of a province; central part of a province
mom-and-pop shop; small grocery
kerosene; paraffin (colloq.)
MSG (colloq.)
[to] tie; bind; fasten tightly; secure
[to] crush; squash; press flat
[to] hold a reflector
[to] leave room to top up/add more
[to] choose a reflector
[to] take time off; be off work (slang/loanword)
abbr. for a deputy or vice- title
guidance center; counseling center
puff; puff pastry; cream puff
interactive
[to] grind/crush sesame
basketball backboard
slam dunk (basketball)
[to] watch a livestream/stream online
timestamp
attractive-looking; seemingly appealing
[to] fasten securely
turtle nest
[to] be a nest; [to] serve as a nest
fandom; fan community (slang)
[to] restrain oneself; resist temptation
emoji; pictograph in messages
[to] curate/select a menu
chorus (group of singers)
dance troupe/company
the Parthenon
Loi Krathong (festival)
[to] shoot a scene; film a scene
luxurious and soft; plush
[to] manage a page; [to] run a page
mobile data allowance
street style
[to] haul and heap soil
fusion (blend; mix)
sparkling; twinkling
sky; firmament
[to] run [an activity]; execute [an activity]
freckle
[to] run a task; execute a job
merit; wholesome merit
kingfisher (bird)
[to] proceed step by step; go one by one
barista course
[to] know about promos/deals (informal)
streaming
[to] perform Muslim prayer
flickering; flashing intermittently; shimmering
back of the knee; knee fold
flat broke; penniless
Pisces (zodiac sign)
[to] live/work out in the fields
together; jointly (Isan/Lao)
metal spear
variety show
May (an older or senior person)
coupon code; promo code
classifier: จาน; ที่
fate; destiny
[to] plead; earnestly request
[to] grill drumsticks
several lines; several clauses or paragraphs
the Buddhist community; Buddhist faithful
capital; funds
warm white mode
the chef orders; the chef instructs
[to] promote online
hygiene standards
seat; sitting place
grilled sticky-rice banana snack; khao nieo ping
[to] look smart/stylish
before one’s eyes; in plain sight
book (loanword; informal spelling)
wakeboard (board)
[to] snowboard
tick (parasite)
loose; crumbly (texture)
cable internet service
drama series
Mueang Khon Kaen District
Khon Kaen city
opera (stage genre)
finance company
flowy; fluttery
[to] grasp the gist
Revenue Department (Thailand)
model tank (scale model)