As we all know, the most important part of learning a new language is memorizing vocabulary. But, do we have to know all the words in the target language? Of course, not! It is impossible to even for native speakers! That's why while learning vocabulary, you should not only work hard but also work smart.
So, if you are learning Thai, I will save you time while learning some common Thai vocabulary. We prepared a list of useful Thai vocabulary for everyday life. The list ranges from basic greetings to the Thai words which are commonly used every day.
I promise you won't regret it if you learn these basic Thai phrases and words. So if you are ready, let's get started!
Thai Vocabulary For Everyday Life
We decided to divide the list into smaller sections according to relevance and topic, instead of giving a list with random words. So that you won't have to scroll down forever to find what you are looking for.
Once, you look through the lists, you will see that they are not in alphabetical order. The fact that it gets harder to memorize when the words are in alphabetical order even if it is a common word, therefore we just tried to mix the words.
Let's Start With Basic Thai Phrases
Basic Thai phrases, such as simple Thai words like สวัสดี (hello), are the first words you should learn. Because when you learn a new language, let's say, Thai, the first thing you will need is to say hi to a Thai person. So you will frequently use these basic Thai phrases in daily life.
สวัสดี (sa wat dii) - Hello
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (arun sa wat) - Good morning
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (sa wat dii dtaawn baai) - Good afternoon
สวัสดีตอนเย็น (sa wat dii dtaawn yen) - Good evening
ราตรีสวัสดิ์/ฝันดี (raa dtrii sa wat/fan dee) - Good night
คุณสบายดีไหม (khun sa baai dii mai) - How are you
ขอบคุณ (khaawp khun) - Thank you
ไม่ใช่ (mai chai) - No
อร่อย (aarawy) - Delicious
ฉัน... (chan...) - I'm...
ลาก่อน (laa gaawn) - Goodbye
ใช่ (chai) - Yes
Common Thai Verbs To Expand Your Vocabulary
There are many verbs in a language and if you don't know those verbs, your foreign language will be very limited to expressing yourself. They may be classified as the core of a sentence since they show actions or what is that particular sentence is about.
That's why we prepared a different list for only verbs. It consists of the most fundamental and basic Thai verbs to speak Thai fluently.
จะเป็น (pen) - to be
ชอบ (chob) - to like
รัก (rak) - to love
ขาย (kai) - to sell
จ่าย (jaai) - to pay, spend
เข้าใจ (khao jai) - to understand
ขับ (kap) - to drive
กิน (gin) - to eat
ลืม (leuum) - to forget
กลับ (glap) - to return
ล้าง (laang) - to wash
รักษา (rak saa) - to take care of
มี (mii) - to have
ได้ (dai) - to be able to
ทำงาน (tam ngan) - to work
เรียน (riian) - to learn
ถึง (tung) - to arrive
มอบ (maawp) - to assign
สนับสนุน (sa nab sa nun) - to support
ใช้ (chai) - to use
ทำ (tham) - to do
ยืน (yeuun) - to stand
ร่วม (ruaam) - to share
ขโมย (ka moi) - to steal
ไป (bpai) - to go
ยิง (ying) - to fire
ลบ (lohp) - to erase
มา (maa) - to come
รีบ (reep) - to hurry
ลอง (laawng) to try
หัวเราะ (huua raw) - to laugh
รู้สึก (ruu seuk) - to feel
เลิก (leerk) - to quit
รับ (rap) - to receive
เลี้ยง (liiang) - to feed
เลี้ยว (liaaoH) - to turn
พูด (pood) - to speak
เลือก (leuuak) - to choose
เลื่อน (leuuan) - to postpone
เลื่อนขั้น (leuuan kan) - to promote
ยก (yohk) - to raise
เต้น (tenn) - to dance
ล้ม (lohm) - to fall down
ทำ (tham) - to make
เรียก (riiak) - to call out
ลด (loht) - to decrease
เห็น (hen) - to see
รู้จัก (ruu jak) - to know
โยน (yohn) - to throw
กระจาย (grajaai) - to disperse
มอง (maawng) - to look at
มุ่งหมาย (moong maai) - to intend
ยอม (yaawm) - to allow
รอง (raawng) - to collect
ระลึก (ra leuk) - to think of
ใช้เวลา (chai waeh laa)- to spend time
เขียน (khiian) - to write
มาเยี่ยม (maa yiiam) - to visit
ค้นหา (khohn ha) - to search
Common Thai Prepositions
Although grammatical particles and prepositions look like they make up a tiny part of the sentence, they have important roles in communication. Let's imagine you speak English without prepositions, how does it sound? Yes, understandable but not exactly as something is lacking. Therefore, we use them a lot in daily speech.
Here is the list of commonly used prepositions in Thai.
ระหว่าง (ra waang) - between
จาก (jaak) - from
ว่า (nan) - that
ข้างๆ (kaang) - next to
ใกล้ (glai) - near
ไกล (glai) - far
ก็ (gaaw) - also, too
ของ (kong) - of
ก่อน (gon) - before
ใหม่ (mai) - again
หลัง (lang) - behind
ยัง (yang) - yet
ใน (nai) - in
ที่ (tii) - at
กับ (gap) - with, by
ใต้ (dai) - under
กำลัง … อยู่ (gam lang…yuu) - in the process of…
แม้ (maae) - though
Common Thai Words About Daily Life
This list consists of the most frequently used words in Thai. It ranges from concrete objects to feelings. You can form numerous various Thai sentences that you will use in everyday life with the help of these words.
ครัวเรือน
ครัวเรือน (krua reuuan) - household
ร่ม (rohm) - umbrella
เช้า (chao) - morning, a.m.
เช้ามืด (chao maeud) - dawn
เที่ยงวัน (tiang wan) - midday, noon
รูปร่าง (ruup rang) - shape
บ่อยๆ (boi boi) - often
ร้าน (raan) - store
ยอดเยี่ยม (yaawt yiiam) - excellent
ระเบียบ (ra biiap) - order
ลม (lohm) - wind
ใหญ่ (yai) - big
เล็ก (lek) - small
แดง (daeng) - red
ดำ (dam) - black
รองเท้า (raawng thaao) - shoe
เงิน (ngern) - money
ราคา (raa khaa) - price
ยาก (yaak) - difficult
ถูก (tuuk) - right, correct
โรค (rohk) - disease
มีด (miit) - knife
รถ (rot) - car
โลก (lohk) - the world
ยาว (yaao) - long
แมว (maaeo) - cat
กางเกง (gaang geeng) - trousers, pants
เมฆ (maehk) - cloud
กิโลกรัม (gi loo gram) - kilogram
เก่า (gao) - old
สัปดาห์ (sap daa) - week
ปี (bpii) - year
วันนี้ (wan nii) - today
พรุ่งนี้ (phrung nii) - tomorrow
เมื่อวาน (muuea waan) - yesterday
ดี (dii) - good
ไม่ดี (mai dii) - bad
ยาก (yaak) - difficult
ง่าย (ngâai) - easy
ปฏิทิน (bpadti thin) - calendar
นาฬิกา (naa li gaa) - clock
ชา (chaa) - tea
กาแฟ (gaa faae) - coffee
เบียร์ (biia) - beer
ไวน์ (waai) - wine
น้ำ (naam) - water
กระด้าง (gra daang) - harsh
กระดาน (gra daan) - board
ภาษี (phaa see) - tax
มัธยม (mat tha yohm) - secondary education
เมือง (meuuang) - city
เพลง (phlaehng) - song
วัฒนธรรม (wat tha na tham) - culture
อาหาร (aa haan) - food
ว่าง (waang) - free
ความตกใจ (khwaam dtohk jai) - surprise
ข้อคิด (khaaw khit) - idea
คำวิจารณ์ (kham wi jaan) - comment
เสียง (siiang) - sound
ความหมาย (khwaam maai) - meaning
พจนานุกรม (phoht ja naa noo grohm) - dictionary
Common Thai Words About People
The list above includes some adjectives and nouns that are used to describe people. You are probably already familiar with them since they are beginner-level vocabulary.
Well, if we need to summarize what we have learned in today's post. We've looked through the basic Thai words as well as the most commonly used ones. I hope this post was helpful for you.
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