B1 Thai words
Intermediate vocabulary for stories, explanations, and real conversations.
locker/cabinet/safe code
sage green (color)
[to] photocopy; xerox (slang, dated)
banana blossom; banana flower
insect/water scoop net; dip net
Thai taste; Thai flavor profile
fusion menu
metallic taste
Nakhon Phanom (province/city)
Manhattan (cocktail)
air-conditioner maintenance package
[to] choose/select dumbbells
Faculty of Medicine (university)
kilohertz (kHz)
megahertz (MHz)
[to] organize/host iftar
soft skills
occupation; livelihood
[to] post a cheesy caption
rumor; buzz; word-of-mouth
sticky-rice basket (woven container)
[to] send troops [to somewhere] for non-combat duties
Faculty of Archaeology
[to] fill/cover a furrow or groove
app crash
Google Slides (presentation app)
web browser; browser (software)
quick to memorize; learns fast
hook; hook tip
[to] insert foam
5‑ton capacity/load rating
[to] tow a trailer
and input (phrase fragment)
input port/connector
[to] customize/modify [sth] (shoes)
[to] customize a menu (UI/settings)
naval personnel (general)
[to] commit a foul (sports)
colony (political)
slow to get going (person/activity) [figurative]
staff member addressed as พี่
king; monarch (royal/historical)
electrical cutout; cutoff switch; breaker
print room; printing room; copy room
[to] secure [a] pulley; fasten [a] pulley
he/she highlights the signature dish
grilled/roasted aroma
often crowded; usually packed; frequently congested
small theater (esp. a traveling or side venue)
[to] bake/roast [sth] with [sth]
silent; mute; speechless
[to] record; enter; post (to a ledger/system)
light training; light workout
lake (Thai transliteration; nonstandard)
sol (so); G note
tab stop
BlackBerry Messenger (BBM)
sports complex
quiz in French class
role audition
picture/image mode (display setting)
[to] substitute for flour
sago (starch; pearls/flour)
film grain; visible granular texture
preset; pre-made settings/profile
the road has a limited budget
[to] you(pl) do (Isan)
hurried; hasty; quick (Isan/Lao; Northern Thai)
Instagram Story; IG Story
university volunteer
suffix; ending; family name (variant sense)
Saphan Takua (place name)
Cadence (company; proper name)
[to] measure strength/power
film-like color/mood
tone of voice; vocal quality
minimalist style/shape
[!] hmm (low hum)
[!] umm; murmur
[to] come to the front; step forward
bronze (copper–tin alloy)
[to] MC; emcee
Scratch (programming platform)
[to] build up in a queue; back up
STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)
effects loop (audio; amp/mixer)
multi-position ladder
for monks; intended for monastics
[to] accidentally spoil [sth] (a story)
[to] spoil the plot; give away the plot
[to] attach a portfolio
Visakha Bucha Day
[to] put [sth] on a billboard
app store
rubber valve (component)
valve hole (rim/inner tube)
deaf; hard of hearing
kimono
reflector
large/major project