485 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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- คงจะ khoŋ cà probably, will probably, would probably
- คน khon person, human being, people person who..., person with..., person from... [classifier for people]
- คนเดียว khon diaw alone, by oneself, on one’s own
- คนไหน khon nǎy which person, who (from a known group)
- ครอบครัว khrɔ̂ɔpkhrua family, household
- ครั้ง khráŋ time [counter for actions or events]
- ครับ khráp Polite [polite sentence ending used by male speakers] Polite yes [polite male response], okay [polite male response], I understand [polite male response]
- ครึ่ง khrʉ̂ŋ half
- ควร khuan should, ought to, had better, be supposed to
- ควรจะ khuan cà should, ought to
- ความ khwaam -ness, being ..., abstract noun marker
- ความคิด khwaam khít thought, idea, opinion
- คอย khɔɔy wait, wait for, await
- ค่อยๆ khɔ̂y khɔ̂y slowly, gradually, little by little
- คะ khá Polite [polite question ending; female speech], [polite softening ending; female speech], excuse me [polite address; female speech]
- ค่ะ khà Polite [polite sentence-final particle used by female speakers], please / politely [at the end of a request] Polite yes [female polite speech], okay [female polite speech], I understand [female polite speech]
- คัน khan [classifier for vehicles and certain handled objects]
- ค่า khâa cost, fee, charge, payment
- คำ kham word, term
- คำถาม kham thǎam question
- คิด khít think, think that, consider
- คิดว่า khít wâa think that, believe that, suppose that
- คืน khʉʉn night, evening
- คือ khʉʉ be (in an identifying or defining sense), mean
- คุณ khun Polite you, your Polite Mr., Ms., respectful title
- คุณล่ะ khun là Polite How about you?, And you?
- คุย khuy talk, chat, have a conversation, discuss, consult
- คู่ khûu pair, matching set
- งั้น ŋán Casual then, in that case, otherwise
- งาน ŋaan work, job, employment, duties
- ง่าย ŋâay easy, simple, not difficult
- จน con until, till so...that, to the point that, resulting in
- จบ còp end, finish, complete, bring to an end
- จริง ciŋ real, true, actual, genuine really, truly, indeed, actually
- จริงๆ ciŋ ciŋ really, truly, indeed
- จะ cà will, be going to, intend to, be about to
- จะทำยังไง cà tham yaŋ ŋay Casual what will someone do?, how should someone handle it?, how will something be done?
- จัด càt arrange, organize, put in order, set up
- จับ càp touch, grab, hold, grasp
- จาก càak from, out of, based on, because of