485 Essential Thai Words

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• ก็ kɔ̂ɔ also, too, as well then, so, as a result, if so anything, anywhere, anyone, whenever
• ก็คือ kɔ̂ɔ khʉʉ that is, in other words, what ... is, is ...
• กระเป๋า krapǎw bag, purse, wallet, suitcase
• กลับ klàp return, go back, come back
• กลัว klua be afraid of, fear
• กลาง klaaŋ middle, center medium, middle, central, common; shared, neutral
• กลางคืน klaaŋ khʉʉn night, nighttime
• กลางวัน klaaŋ wan daytime, daylight hours, day
• กว่า kwàa than, more; -er [comparison]
• ก่อน kɔ̀ɔn before, by (a time), prior to first, beforehand, for now
• ก่อนที่จะ kɔ̀ɔn thîi cà before doing, before something happens
• กัน kan each other, one another, together, as a group let's ..., shall we ...?, why don't we ...?
• กับ kàp with, together with, to, toward, against, in relation to, compared with, on; at [contact/location] and, as well as
• การ kaan the act of doing, the process of doing, doing [as a noun]
• กำลัง kamlaŋ be doing; be in the process of
• กำลัง...อยู่ kamlaŋ yùu be doing, be in the middle of doing
• กำลังจะ kamlaŋ cà be about to do, be just going to do
• กิน kin eat, have a meal
• กี่ kìi how many, what number
• กี่โมง kìi mooŋ what time, at what time
• ก็เลย kɔ̂ɔ ləəy Casual so, therefore, as a result
• ก็ได้ kɔ̂ɔ dâay may; can [permission], ... is also fine, do not have to [ไม่ + verb + ก็ได้], any ... is fine [question word + ก็ได้]
• ขอ khɔ̌ɔ ask for, request, beg for, would like ask permission, may I, let me, allow me to
• ข้อ khɔ̂ɔ [classifier for questions, items, points, conditions]
• ของ khɔ̌ɔŋ thing, item, goods, belongings, stuff of, belonging to, related to
• ของคุณ khɔ̌ɔŋ khun Polite your [possession or association], yours
• ขอบคุณ khɔ̀ɔpkhun thank you, thanks
• ขอโทษ khɔ̌ɔ thôot apologize, say sorry Polite excuse me, pardon me, sorry?
• ขา khǎa leg
• ข้าง khâaŋ side, flank, side; party, position; camp next to, beside, by; near
• ข้างๆ khâŋ khâaŋ next to, beside, nearby, next-door
• ข้างหน้า khâŋ nâa ahead, forward, in front of
• ข้างหลัง khâŋ lǎŋ the back, the rear
• ข้างใน khâŋ nay inside, indoors, inner; farther inside
• ขาด khàat lack, be short of, be deficient in
• ขาว khǎaw white, fair-skinned; light-skinned
• ข้าว khâaw food, meal rice plant, rice, cooked rice
• ขี้ khîi Casual prone to ~, inclined to ~, the type who ~
• ขึ้น khʉ̂n go up, climb, rise, raise get on (a vehicle), get into (a car), board upward, more, become more
• คง khoŋ probably, most likely, may; might