B1 Thai words
Intermediate vocabulary for stories, explanations, and real conversations.
Nordic/Scandinavian furniture
the Arctic; Arctic region
[to] pick at; peck at (food)
guard duty; watch
rock look; rock style
excellent; outstanding
[to] know (Northern/Isan dialect)
got it right (Isan/Lao Thai)
you’re right; correct (Isan/Lao)
radio communications/dispatch center
photo- (combining form, loan)
mobile (hanging decoration)
cold; unenthusiastic
[to] miss [seeing/watching sth]
[to] practice Tai Chi
aquarium (public facility)
penguin food; food for penguins
oval; elliptical
a rounded end
[to] drag the slider
[to] sniff the air
[to] pay with a card
[to] bolt; dash off; flee (slang)
[to] duel; spar; compete (in a trial)
[to] salvage wood scraps
[to] live on higher, dry ground
on-demand content
clogged (filter)
[to] darn a hole/tear
forklift; forklift truck
[to] check coordinates/location; confirm whereabouts
main menu button; home button (device/app)
submenu
in every nook and cranny
cryptocurrency; crypto assets/industry
image/photo collection; gallery
smart home; connected home
red wine
backlight (lighting from behind)
zombie (lifeless person)
restless/distracted mind; agitated
classifier: gallon
turbine
price promotion; promo price
Department of Business Development (Thailand)
task; unit of work (loanword)
[to] argue in chat; quarrel via messaging
[to] accumulate merit
bag pricked by a needle; punctured bag
citronella (Cymbopogon nardus / C. winterianus)
sofa pad/upholstery
bubbling; burbling (sound); pop-pop
shopping; the activity
fussy; petty; nitpicky
champak tree/flower (Michelia/Magnolia champaca)
Ethiopian (relating to Ethiopia)
information and news (set phrase)
fingerroot; Chinese ginger; krachai (Boesenbergia rotunda)
[to] unfurl; blossom
supplementary project
[to] open a home studio
meeting; meetup
downtown Chiang Mai; Chiang Mai city proper; inner city
on the spool
spinning (indoor cycling workout)
flowing continuously
the eyes; gaze (poetic)
[to] be impressed; be deeply moved (nonstandard for ประทับใจ)
[smell/smoke] [to] waft; hang in the air
disciple; follower; devotee
package; bundle (set of items/services); deal
[to] search for topics
Hat Yai City (city municipality)
[to] screenshot; capture screen
[to] celebrate a victory
light-emitting diode (LED)
shutter click; click sound
[to] post to Story
[to] time [sth]
interactive
agricultural center (facility/organization)
dumbbell
[to] check emails (countable)
[to] slip away; disappear from sight
shadoof; water-lifting device
reseller
Part/Chapter 1 (label)
Songkhla City (municipality)
downtown Hat Yai; Hat Yai city proper
[to] stare; gaze fixedly
[to] bake so it sets/cooks right
[to] decorate for an event
retro theme/style
United Kingdom (UK)
a far/long road
[to] recognize [sb]'s face
solar farm; photovoltaic power plant
lithium battery
we arrive; we've arrived (Isan/Lao)
we will arrive; we’ll get there (Isan/Lao Thai)