B1 Thai words
Intermediate vocabulary for stories, explanations, and real conversations.
Ban Phuang (place name)
green snot; green nasal discharge (purulent mucus)
bulky; ungainly; unwieldy
affectionate pronoun (first/second person)
Sagittarius (zodiac sign)
[to] be stunned; be astonished
[to] refrain from social media; take a social media break
overlapping/duplicate class period
streaming app
opinion; comment
unfinished/incomplete road
[to] ask a younger person to do [sth]
Grandpa/Uncle Paep (form of address)
arch; arbor; trellis
older-sister/ma'am Aoi (colloquial address)
Western woman; foreign lady (dated/colloq.)
small pebble; small marble
I am fascinated by the sound
rebound (basketball); board
[to] lean/sway to the left
Roman Empire (historical state)
Latin American community
romance (genre; love story; romantic quality)
[to] have shabu-shabu; [to] eat shabu
[to] sink into the ground
there you go; see? (Isan/Lao tone)
[to] spend on daily needs
gold leaf; thin sheet of gold
[to] execute a plan; proceed as planned
[to] assemble a meat set
shabby; run-down; dilapidated
Mueang Chiang Rai District (Thailand)
lowercase (letters)
[to] marinate for barbecue
whoosh; swoosh (sound)
head louse
[to] nibble; gnaw
fray/unravel easily (of fabric)
scarce; in short supply
[to] forget to bring a telephoto lens
pan (shallow frying pan)
[to] say like that; talk like that (Isan/Lao)
[to] do like that (Isan/Lao Thai)
our village merit-making event [Isan]
together; jointly (Isan/Lao-influenced)
gimbap/kimbap (Korean rice roll)
burly; rugged; sturdy; tough
piercingly cold; bone-chilling
[to] upgrade a server
large Bodhi tree
[to] punch in the face; smash in the face
[to] turn to follow; turn in the same direction
Hat Yai City Municipality
[to] update one’s status
sepak takraw (the sport)
[to] sell well (in the market)
do anytime; whenever (Isan)
[to] pass under a balcony/porch
rideable; good enough to ride
[to] dive; grope (underwater)
aftertaste
sound wave
fast-food; related to fast food
burger combo/set
long bow (ribbon)
[to] stroke the neck
[to] check [sth]'s spring(s)
built-in hob/stove
door leaf; cabinet door; closing panel
[to] file a door
triangular file; three-square file; corner file
talkative; chatty (colloq.)
vague; faint; indistinct
silicone baking pot or mold
head chef; lead chef
food page (social media/website)
passion fruit vine; Passiflora edulis
seafood stew
union (labor/organization)
cloud storage (service)
special/limited skin (games/apps)
token (security/auth)
sensor unit; sensor component
sales app; selling app
[to] create (informal loan; slang)
prop (stage/film/photo)
acrylic; acrylic sheet (Plexiglas)
show/bring the menu, please
fierce; vicious
wet and slippery
salt field; salt pan
eye rim; under-eye area
micrometre; micron (µm)
lonely; desolate
weather station
motor control (control/drive system)
microliter; µL
[to] test/try out code
chief; leader (loanword; casual)
padded headgear (soft)