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A
a there are no articles in the Thai language
able - bpen
accident - u-but -dti -hed
address - tee yoo
afternoon (early) - dton baai
afternoon (late) - dton yen
again - eek
age - ah-yu
alcohol/whiskey - lao
all - tung mot
already - laew
always - sa mer
alone - Kon dee-o
and - laeh
arm - Khaen
ashtray - Tee kia buree
arrive - ma tueng
airport - Sa naam bin
asleep - norn
at - tee
attractive - soo-eye
Around - roob roob
Across - khaam
Adventure - pha jon phai
Afraid - klua
Ask - thaam
Aunt - khun paah
Advertise - kho sa naar
Add - phuem
After - luang

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B
back - Lung
bad - mai dee
bakery - Raan kaai ka-nom-bpung
banana - kloo-eye
bank - Ta naa kahn
Bangkok - krung teb
bar - Baa
barber - Raan dtad phom
bathroom - hong nahm
Bay - Ao
beach - chai haad
beautiful - soo-eye
beauty salon - Raan serm soo- eye
because - proh waah
bedroom - hong nohn
beef - Nuea
beer - Bier
before - gone
believe - chuea
belt - Kem kut
best - dee tee soot
better - dee gwaa
big - Yai
bill - bin
bitter - kom
black - see dam
blanket - pah hom
blue - see fah
boat - rue-a
body - Rang gaai
body hair - Khon
book - Nang seu
book shop - Raan kaai nang seu
boring - nah buea
bored - buea
bottle - Kuat
bottle opener - tee bperd kuat
bottom - Gon
bowl - jaan
boy - dek chai
boyfriend/girlfriend - fan
bread - ka-nom bpung
breakfast - a-haan chao
bridge - sa-paan
bring - ow maah
broken - dtaeg ( Glass, crystal) Hug ( Wood, Plastic )
brown - see nam dtaan
builders' yard - Raan kaai oo-pa-gorn gaw sang
bus - rot doy saan, rot may
bus station - sa-ta-nee rot may/ rot doy saan , Boh Khoh Soh (common spoken word)
busy - Yoong
but - Dtae
butchers - Raan kaai nuea
buy - Seu

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C
calf - nong
camera - klong taai roob
can(tin) - gra-bpong
can(able) - dai
can? - dai mai
cannot - mai dai
car - rot yon
careful - ra-wang
carry bag - toong
cat - maew
ceiling - pay daan
chair - gao-ee
cheap - toog
cheek - gam
chemist - raan kaai yaa
chest - na-ok
chicken - gai
child - dek
chilli - prik
chips - mun farang tord
chocolate - chock-ga-lat
choose - leuak
cigarette - buree
cinema - rong nung
city - moo -ang
clean (adj.) - sa-art
clean (verb) - tam kwaam-sa-art
clever - chalart
close - bpid
close(near) - glaai
clothes - suea paa
clothes shop - raan kaai suea paa
coconut - ma-prao
coffee - ga-fae
cold (adj.) - yen
cold (weather) - nao
colour - see
comb - wee-e
come - maa
complicated - sub son
condom - toong yahng
contract - san yah
cough - eye
country - pra-tait
crab - bpoo
cup - too eye
curry - gang
cut - dtad
Carry - tue
Cook - tum a-haan
Crazy - baa

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D

dangerous - un-dta-raai
date - wan-tee
daughter - loog sao
day - wan
day after tomorrow - wan ma-rue nee
day before yesterday - muea waan suen
dead - dtaai
dear(expensive) - paeng
Dear/darling - tee rak
delicious - a-roy
dentist - mor fun
difficult - yahk
dine - taan a-haan
dinner - a-haan yen
dirty - sok-ga-prok
district - amphur
do, make - tum
doctor - mor
document - ek-ga-saan
dog - maa
don't! - yaah
door - bpra dtoo
down - kang laang
drink - deum
drinking water - nam deum
drive - khab
drunk - mao
dry - haeng
Dance - dten-rum
Dark - mued
Degree - ong saa
Deliver - song
Dessert - khong waan
Dish/plate - Jaan
Disturb - rob kuan
Delay - chaar

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E
ear - hoo
earlobe - dting hoo
easy - ngaai
eat - Gin, taan
egg - khai
elbow - koh sohk
electricity - fai faa
electrical shop - raan kaai krueng fai faa
elephant - chaang
embassy - sa taan toot
empty(bottle) - plao
empty(room) - wang
England - pra-tait ungrid
enough - paw
entrance - taang kao
envelope - sorng jod maai
evening - dton yen
everyone - took kon
everything - took yung
everywhere - took-tee
excellent - yiam
excuse me - khor tawt
exit - taang ork
expensive - paeng
eye - dtaa
eyebrow - kiw
eyelash - khon dtaa
Engine - kruang yon
Energy - gumlung
Except - yok wen
Exercise - ork gum lung gai

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F
fall - dtok
Farewell - Um laa
Fat - Ouan
Finger - Niw
finish - set
Floor - Puen hong
Foot, feet - Tao
Forget - Luem
Fork - Sohm
fresh - sod
Friday - Wan sook
Friend - Puean
From - Jaag
front - nah
Fruit - pon-la-mai
Full - dtem
Far - glaai
Face - nah
Family - krob krua
Father - khun Phor
Food - aa-harn
Fish - plaa
Famous- Dung
Favorite - Chawp
Fire - fai
Fly - bin
Flower - doc maai
Fun - sa nook

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G
get-up - look kuen
Glass - Gaew
Glasses - Waen dtaa
Go - Bpai
Good afternoon - Sawaddee
Good evening - Sawaddee
Good morning - Sawaddee
Good night - Ra-tree-sa-wad
Good bye - laa gon
grass - yaa
Garbage - kha ya
Grape - a-ngun
Green - kheeow
Give - hai
Garden - suan
Gold - tong
Germany - pra thad yer ra ma nee
Giant - yaak
Gift - khong kwean
Glad - yin dee
Groom - jao bao
Guilty - phid
Gateway - thang khao
Grandmother - khun yaa, khun yaai
Grill - yung
Get - dai rub
Great(big) - ying yai
Government - rat ta baan
Grow - teb too

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H
Hair - Phom
Half - Krueng
Hand - Mue
Handbag - Gra-bpao
happy - Mee kwaam sook
hard (strong) - khang
hard (difficult) - yahk
Have - Mee
He - Kao
Head - hua
Headache - Bpuad hua
Heart - hua Jai ( physical word ), jai ( emotion )
Heavy - Nak
Heel - Son tao
Hello - Sawaddee
Her - ter
Hers - Khong ter
Here - Tee nee
High - Soong
Hips - Sa-poke
His - Khong kao
Horse - Maa
Hospital - Rong pa yaa baan
Hot - Rohn
Hotel - Rong raem
Hour - chua mong
House, Home - Baan
How - Yaang-rai
How many, how much - tao rai
How many? kee ......?
Help - chuey
Highway - taang luang
Holiday - wan yud
Hope - wang
Hurt - jeb

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I
I (man) - Phom
I (woman) - Chan
ice - nam khang
in - nai
is, am, are (object) - Bpen
Is. am, are (person) - Keu
Is, am, are (place) - Yoo
Isn't it? ? chai mai?
It - Mun
Its - Khong mun
Island - koh
Intelligence/clever/smart - cha lard
If - thaa
Imagine - jin ta na karn
Importance - sam khan
Identification card - but pra cha chon
Imagine - jin ta na karn
Interest - son jai
Interview - sum part
Instructor - a-jarn
Invite - chuern
Injury - baad jeb
Impossible - bpen pai mai dai

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J
Japan - Yi-poon
Jasmine - ma li
Joke - dta lok
Jump - ga dhort
Jelly - woon
Job/work - ngaan
Jackfruit - ka noon
Jail - kook
juice - naam pholamai
jellyfish - maeng ka proon
join - kao ruam
journey - duen taang

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K
Kidney - Dtai
Kilogram - Kilo
kind (hearted) - jai dee
Knee - Kao
Knife - Meed
Know (a thing) - Roo
Know (a person) - Roo jak
Korea - Gow-lee
Keep - keb rak saa
Key - khun jay
Kid/child - dek
Kidnap - lak paa tua
Kill - khaa
Kitchen - kruea
Knock - koh

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