B1 Thai words
Intermediate vocabulary for stories, explanations, and real conversations.
Mittraphap Road; Friendship Highway (Thailand Route 2)
[to] cut in front (of [sb]/[sth]); cut [sb] off (traffic)
Oda (Japanese surname)
Nobu (Japanese given name)
Dusit Palace (Bangkok royal palace complex)
having a fine, fair, and smooth complexion
[to] look soft; appear fair/gently radiant
viola (instrument)
checked baggage; checked luggage
Ubon Ratchathani (province and city in NE Thailand)
that/which is beautiful (modifies a noun)
dried persimmon
spotlight (light source)
monster; demon; ogre
bloated; having indigestion
pale and wan; sickly-looking
[to] wear a turtleneck
the open sea; the ocean
strong chlorine; high chlorine level
winged bean (pod; vegetable)
very hot; scorching
very fun; extremely enjoyable (Northern Thai)
very delicious; super tasty (Northern Thai)
very skilled; very good (Northern Thai)
extremely skilled; very capable
horrifying; gruesome; hair-raising
with a heavy, thumping beat
Really, right?; So true! (Isan dialect)
you got them all right; all correct
conscious; alert
enemy; foe (military)
soft moonlight; gentle moonlight
Mae Chaem (district in Chiang Mai, Thailand)
[to] follow a controversy (esp. online)
aquamarine (color)
in the Arctic
FM broadcasting; FM band
Ethiopian culture
very special; extra special; exceptional
[to] fade; become faint
general; general officer (military/police)
smartwatch
Jerusalem (city)
[to] choose dumbbells
[to] not do [sth]; not make [sth]
not good; bad (dialect)
[to] check in (on social media)
Shakira
Jackson (personal name)
collection (of items)
regulator (device for pressure/flow/voltage)
filament (light-bulb wire)
spool of thread; thread reel
New York City; NYC
Latin America; region in the Americas where Romance languages are spoken
Central Asia
blond; blonde (hair color)
Facebook wall; the posts section on a user's profile
pufferfish; blowfish; globefish
[to] add a dash of (liquid)
bloated; distended (belly)
Thai vowel 'sara e' (เ-)
fickle; indecisive; easily swayed
[to] remove [sth] (a cartridge/cassette)
okay; got it (polite, playful, masculine); playful spelling of โอเคครับ
bow (for string instruments)
white-and-sky-blue (color combination)
Santorini Island (Greece)
similar; alike; resembling
Mae Chalom Subdistrict
farmer's wife; farm homemaker
cello (musical instrument)
a difficult shot (sports/film)
Manhattan Island
[to] practice moves; practice poses
a difficult level; hard stage (in a game)
rare item (esp. in games or for collectibles)
tonsil (anatomy)
one's partner is sulking/pouting
automatic mode; auto mode; auto setting
reticulated python
an accounting office; accounting firm
small open-air shopping center
[to] be bent; become crooked; curl up
content posted again
foot of a cliff; cliff base
[for a fish] [to] get caught; be hooked
at the water's edge; at the waterline
Tiger (name; nickname; brand)
fixed-gear bicycle; fixie
lonely; solitary; desolate
a type of Southern Thai curry
Chatuchak Park (Bangkok)
Railay Bay (Krabi, Thailand)
a small, tart Thai mango variety; its fruit
a sour tropical fruit (Garcinia schomburgkiana)
Yot Sai Subdistrict (a tambon in Thailand)
Ban Yot Sai Community (Thai place name)
[to] strip old wallpaper
Phetchaburi (province)