498 Essential Thai Words
These Thai words are useful from the earliest stages of learning and play an important role in everyday conversation, basic grammar, and common sentence patterns. Browse their meanings and pronunciation, then open any entry to learn more.
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- น้อย nɔ́ɔy few, little, not much
- นะ ná please [softening particle], okay? [gentle check], you know [soft emphasis], [softens a statement or request]
- นะคะ ná khá Polite please [polite, female speech], you know / okay [softening, female speech], [polite sentence ending, female speech]
- นัก nák person who does or practices something [forms agent nouns], practitioner, professional
- นั่ง nâŋ sit take (transportation), travel by (a vehicle)
- นั่น nân that, those, that matter
- นั้น nán that, those
- น่าจะ nâa cà probably, likely, should [reasonable expectation]
- นาที naathii minute, minutes
- น้ำ náam water, liquid, fluid, juice
- นี่ nîi this, this one
- นี้ níi this, these, current, this time
- บน bon on, above, on or through (a medium), based on, upper
- บวก bùak add, add on, include
- บอก bɔ̀ɔk tell, inform, let someone know, tell someone (information, directions, how to do something)
- บ่อยๆ bɔ̀y bɔ̀y often, frequently, repeatedly
- บาง baaŋ some, certain
- บ้าง bâaŋ which ones [inviting multiple answers], what kinds [asking for relevant examples] to some extent, a little, sometimes
- บางคน baaŋ khon some people, someone
- บาท bàat baht [Thai currency unit]
- บ้าน bâan house, home
- บ่าย bàay afternoon, early afternoon
- บ่ายสองโมง bàay sɔ̌ɔŋ mooŋ 2 p.m., 14:00
- ปกติ pokatì normal, usual, regular, ordinary usually, normally, ordinarily, regularly
- ประเทศ prathêet country, nation
- ปล่อย plɔ̀y let go of, release, set free let someone do, allow to continue leave alone, leave as is, neglect
- ปวด pùat ache, be in pain
- ปัญหา panhǎa problem, difficulty, trouble, issue
- ปาก pàak mouth, beak (of a bird)
- ป้าย pâay sign, label, tag, notice
- ปิด pìt close, shut turn off, switch off, shut off
- ปี pii year, one year, year-long period, fiscal or academic year, year in a date year(s) [classifier], year(s) old
- ปีที่แล้ว pii thîi lɛ́ɛw last year, the previous year
- ปีนี้ pii níi this year
- ปีหน้า pii nâa next year
- ผม phǒm Polite I [male speech], me [male speech], my [male speech] hair, head hair
- ผ่าน phàan pass, pass by, pass through, cross
- ผิด phìt wrong, incorrect, at fault make a mistake, do wrong
- ผู้ phûu person who..., one who..., -er; -or [person-forming element]
- ผู้ชาย phûu chaay man, adult male