B1 Thai words
Intermediate vocabulary for stories, explanations, and real conversations.
portable electric drill
lithium battery
post-storm
queen consort
digital lock; electronic lock
[to] run into an obsessive fan (stan)
traffic roundabout; traffic circle
swollen; bulging; plump; in bud
asphalt; bitumen
nosy; prying
microchip; integrated circuit (IC)
[to] level up (in games)
[to] install a tank
subdistrict headman (Thailand)
[to] study part-time
Sukhumvit + นะ (softening particle)
major undertaking; big project
polystyrene foam; Styrofoam
[to] stand in a guard stance
honeymoon package
sous vide (cooking method)
[to] live well
prosperous and stable
[to] carry a machete (พร้า)
[to] sharpen a machete
Silom (road/area in Bangkok)
reflex (physiology)
register (official record)
library (collection; place)
processor; processing unit
[to] admit (to hospital)
Ban Khiao (place name)
[to] straddle the saddle
time of posting
[to] look faint; appear blurry
thread pin (UI)
Asian emerald cuckoo; Asian emerald Cuckoo
forgetful person (figurative, colloq.)
dorsal fin
steel dowel; dowel bar
[to] smell of tea; be tea-fragrant
truffle (fungus)
comrade; companion; close friend
a trip to India
crumbly; loose; friable
rose gold (color)
[to] close one's mind; be unreceptive
column header
silicon (element Si)
in case it gets lost
[to] polish; buff; make [sth] shiny
[to] hike; trek (in the forest/jungle)
Phu Phan National Park (Thailand)
French vintage style
total streams
fragrant with ginger; smelling pleasantly of ginger
prime minister (abbr.)
[to] cut into layers of different lengths
[to] boost/supplement collagen
[to] record a voice-over; dub
[to] watch or praise an idol
seven-colored; of seven colors
[to] ripple; flutter; undulate
clear droplet
digital marketing
exactly right; a perfect fit
[to] maintain balance
[to] lift/carry a crate
training company; training provider; training firm
[to] adhere well to a surface; stick well
[to] adhere to facial skin (of products)
regional Thai curry-soup (gaeng om)
som tam sua (papaya salad with noodles, pla ra)
effect (result)
lunar-based
chiffon (fabric)
setting (time/place/context)
[to] get caught by the police (colloq.)
you (familiar/regional)
war elephant
holy scripture; sacred text
[to] like and share (on social media)
crispy water-lily stems
windmill (traditional mill)
tracking number
to choose a partner
branch store; branch outlet
signature cocktail
dry; not wet (loanword, informal)
supply chain team
pointed at the tip
air force
set of fashion photos
infantry battalion
pitfall; concealed pit-trap
gray/white-haired
gasp; last gasp
elephant ear; taro; caladium
BTS fan club/community
in the hundreds of thousands (≈100,000–999,999)