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able - bpen
accident - u-but -dti -hed
across - khaam
add - phuem
address - tee yoo
adventure - pha jon phai
advertise - kho sa naar
afraid - klua
after - luang
afternoon (early) - dton baai
afternoon (late) - dton yen
again - eek
age - ah-yu
airport - Sa naam bin
alcohol/whiskey - lao
all - tung mot
alone - Kon dee-o
already - laew
always - sa mer
and - laeh
arm - Khaen
around - roob roob
arrive - ma tueng
ashtray - Tee kia buree
ask - thaam
asleep - norn
at - tee
attractive - soo-eye
aunt - khun paah
a there are no articles in the Thai language
bad - mai dee
bakery - Raan kaai ka-nom-bpung
banana - kloo-eye
Bangkok - krung teb
bank - Ta naa kahn
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 hair - Khon
body - Rang gaai
book shop - Raan kaai nang seu
book - Nang seu
bored - buea
boring - nah buea
bottle opener - tee bperd kuat
bottle - 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) Huk(Wood, Plastic )
brown - see nam dtaan
builders' yard - Raan kaai oo-pa-gorn gaw sang
bus station - sa-ta-nee rot may/ rot doy saan , Boh Khoh Soh (common spoken word)
bus - rot doy saan, rot may
busy - Yoong
but - Dtae
butchers - Raan kaai nuea
buy - Seu
back - Lung
camera - klong taai roop
can(able) - dai
can(tin) - gra-bpong
can? - dai mai
cannot - mai dai
car - rot yon
careful - ra-wang
carry bag - toong
carry - tue
cat - maew
ceiling - pay daan
chair - gao-ee
cheap - took
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 -ung
clean (adj.) - sa-art
clean (verb) - tam kwaam-sa-art
clever - chalart
cloud - maayk
close(near) - glaai
close - bpid
clothes - suea paa
clothes shop - raan kaai suea paa
coconut - ma-prao
coffee - ga-fae
cold (adj.) - yen
cold (weather) - nao
colour - see
comb - weee
come - maa
complicated - sub son
condom - toong yahng
contract - san yah
cook - tum a-haan
cough - eye
country - pra-tayt
crab - bpoo
crazy - baa
cup - too aye
curry - gang
cut - dtut
calf - nong
dance - dten-rum
dark - mued
date - wan-tee
daughter - look sao
day after tomorrow - wan ma-rue nee
day before yesterday -muea waan suen
day - wan
dead - dtaai
dear(expensive) - paeng
dear/darling - tee rak
degree - ong saa
delay - chaar
delicious - a-roy
deliver - song
dentist - mor fun
dessert - khong waan
difficult - yahk
dine - taan a-haan
dinner - a-haan yen
dirty - sok-a-prok
dish/plate - Jaan
district - amphur
disturb - rob kuan
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 - khup
drunk - mao
dry - hang
dangerous - un-dta-raai
earlobe - dting hoo
easy - ngaai
eat - Gin, taan
egg - khai
elbow - koh sohk
electrical shop - raan kaai krueng fai faa
electricity - fai faa
elephant - chung
embassy - sa taan toot
empty(bottle) - plao
empty(room) - wang
energy - gumlung
engine - kru-ung yon
england - pra-tait ungrid
enough - paw
entrance - taang kao
envelope - song jod maai
evening - dton yen
everyone - took kon
everything - took yung
everywhere - took-tee
excellent - yiam
except - yok wen
excuse me - khor tawt
exercise - ok gumlung gai
exit - taang ok
expensive - paeng
eye - dtaa
eyebrow - ki-eew
eyelash - khon dtaa
ear - hoo
face - nah
family - krob krua
famous- Dung
far - glaai
farewell - Um laa
fat - Oo-un
father - khun Phor
favorite - Chawp
finger - Niw
finish - set
fire - fai
fish - plaa
floor - Puen hong
flower - doc maai
fly(verb) - bin
food - aa-harn
foot, feet - Tao
forget - Luem
fork - Sohm
fresh - sot
friday - Wan sook
friend - Puean
from - Jaak
front - nah
fruit - polla-mai
full - tem
fun - sa nook
fall - dok
garbage - ka yaa
garden - suan
gateway - tahng khao
germany - pra tait yerr ma nee
get - dai rub
giant - yuk
gift - kong kwean
give - hai
glad - yin dee
glass - gaew
glasses - Wan dtaa
go - Bai
gold - tong
good afternoon - Sawaddee
good bye - laa gon
good evening - Sawaddee don yen
good morning - Sawaddee don chao
good night - Ra-tree-sa-wad
government - rat ta baan
grandmother - khun yaa, khun yaai
grape - a-ngun
grass - yaa
great(big) - ying yai
green - keeow
grill - yung
groom - jao bao
grow - teb too
guilty - phid
get-up - look kuen
half - Krueng
hand - Mue
handbag - Gra-pao
happy - Mee kwaam sook
hard (difficult) - yahk
hard (strong) - khang
have - Mee
he - Kao
head - hua
headache - puard hua
heart - hua Jai (physical word), jai (emotion)
heavy - Nuk
heel - Son tao
hello - Sawaddee
help - choo-eye
her - ter
here - Tee nee
hers - Kong ter
high - Soong
highway - taang luang
hips - Sa-poh
his - Kong kao
holiday - wan yuut
hope - wang
horse - Maa
hospital - Rong pa yaa baan
hot - Rorn
hotel - Rong raem
hour - cha moong
house, home - Baan
how many, how much - tao rai
how many? kee ......?
how - Yaang-rai
hurt - jeb
hair - Pom
I (woman) - Chan
ice - nam kang
identification card - bart pra cha chon
if - thaa
imagine - jin ta na karn
importance - sam kaan
impossible - bpen pai mai dai
in - nai
injury - baad jeb
instructor - a-jarn
intelligence/clever/smart - chalard
interest - son jai
interview - suum part
invite - chuern
is, am, are (object) - Bpen
is, am, are (place) - Yoo
is. am, are (person) - Keu
island - koh
isn't it? ? chai mai?
it - Mun
its - Khong mun
I (man) - Phom
jackfruit - ka noon
jail - kook
jasmine - mali
jelly - woon
jellyfish - maeng ka proon
job/work - ngaan
join - kao ruam
joke - dta lok
journey - duen taang
juice - naam pholamai
jump - ga dort
Japan - Yi-poon
keep - keb rak saa
key - khun jay
kid/child - dek
kidnap - lak paa tua
kidney - Dtai
kill - khaa
kilogram - kilo
kind (hearted)- jai dee
kitchen - kruea
knee - kao
knife - Meed
knock - koh
know (a thing) - Roo
know (a person) - Roo jak
Korea - Gow-lee