B1 Thai words
Intermediate vocabulary for stories, explanations, and real conversations.
large/major project
[to] ferment sato (Thai rice wine)
blogger; online content creator
pale; pallid (face/skin)
Sun Tzu; ancient Chinese military strategist
[to] choose jackfruit
okay; acceptable; good enough (colloq.)
ticket (support request)
spherical stone buried to establish a Buddhist ordination boundary
[to] cheer (shout ‘hooray’)
tom yum pasta (Thai–Western fusion)
cleanser (makeup remover)
fusion cocktail; creative cross-cultural mix
sous vide (method)
wrong/incorrect card
you say; as you say (Isan/Lao)
[to] inquire; ask; ask after [sb]
[to] watch market trends; monitor market trends
Instagram (informal)
Instagram (slang; shortcut)
Sothon (proper name)
point (score/mark)
[to] crack open a gap; create an opening
[to] simmer/reduce [sth] (syrup)
inactive; unresponsive; indifferent
slow; unhurried (colloq.)
nickel (Ni); chemical element
metal (music)
iodine tincture (antiseptic)
Cambodian handicrafts
moonless night; dark of the moon
digital art course
icy-tingly cool; menthol-cold
[to] teach computing
Río de la Plata (estuary)
[to] organize an assembly (event)
environment; the environment (natural)
Pali word; Pali term
road with clear lane lines
beaming; radiant (esp. smile)
three-point shot (basketball)
[to] show off one’s look; flaunt one’s style
junction; point where things meet
façade (building exterior)
person from Seoul; Seoulite
[to] look trendy/in demand
[to] flow through/under; pass (as a liquid) through a gap, pipe, or under an object
small-screen; having a small screen
polish marble
millennium; a period of 1,000 years; the year 2000
[to] make a kite
internal medicine ward
Guanyin; Goddess of Mercy
[of animals] go out to forage
[to] serve brunch
showerhead spray plate
Faculty of Education
malt (germinated grain)
cyst; cystic lump
certain; definite; clear-cut
follower count
bass loop; looping bass line
demo; trial version; sample
sabai; traditional shoulder cloth
[to] sort; separate into categories
rash; heat rash
downtime; period of unavailability
[to] join forces; work together wholeheartedly
itchy and stinging; itchy and burning
[to] rub; scrub
befitting [sb’s] honor/status; dignified
auspicious words; blessing
SUV; sport utility vehicle
every baht (amount of money)
cryptocurrency price
Bitcoin; decentralized cryptocurrency
close to nature
digital wallet
[to] retire (loanword, colloquial)
[to] stand firm; hold one’s ground; persevere in fighting
stack (computing)
price display screen
upscale; high-end; premium
breathwork class
polite sentence particle (male, casual)
CPR; cardiopulmonary resuscitation
[to] join together; cooperate
[to] try posting
external water supply/plumbing
understanding; attuned (to [sb])
jugful (container measure)
[to] drift along; follow lazily
[to] hang in overlapping layers; hang one on top of another
[to] swell; bulge
[to] practice the C major scale
[to] survey land; demarcate boundaries
weaverbird; baya weaver
hotspot; cluster (often negative)
National Library of Thailand
[to] insert little nuggets of info