Thai vocabulary

rǔe/rɯ̌ː/

or

yang/jaŋ/

yet, still

sà-wàt-dee/sà.wàt.diː/

hello, goodbye

mâi/mâj/

not

châi/t͡ɕʰâj/

yes, that’s right

mâak/mâːk/

very, a lot

láe/lɛ́ʔ/

and

jà/t͡ɕàʔ/

will (future)

gòn/kɔ̀ːn/

before, first

túk/tʰúk/

every

wan/wan/

day

mohng/moːŋ/

o’clock, hour

tai/tʰaj/

Thai

ngaan/ŋaːn/

work, job, event

taang/tʰaːŋ/

way, path

sěe/sǐː/

color

pâap/pʰâːp/

picture

rim/rim/

edge, side

mum/mum/

corner, angle

roo/ruː/

hole

chǎn/t͡ɕʰǎn/

I, me

kun/kʰun/

you

kon/kʰon/

person

kroo/kʰruː/

teacher

mâe/mɛ̂ː/

mother

pôr/pʰɔ̂ː/

father

pêe/pʰîː/

older brother or sister

bpâa/pâː/

aunt (older than your parent)

dèk/dèk/

child

lôok/lûːk/

child (son or daughter)

yǐng/jǐŋ/

woman, female

yák/ják/

giant

kâao/kʰâːw/

rice, and by extension a meal

gin/kin/

to eat

hǐu/hǐw/

hungry

ìm/ʔìm/

full (from eating)

náam/náːm/

water, liquid

kài/kʰàj/

egg

jaan/t͡ɕaːn/

plate, dish

pèt/pʰèt/

spicy

bprîao/prîaw/

sour

wǎan/wǎːn/

sweet

kem/kʰem/

salty

à-ròi/ʔà.rɔ̀ːj/

delicious

néua/nɯ́a/

beef (also meat in general)

gài/kàj/

chicken

mǒo/mǔː/

pork

bplaa/plaː/

fish

gûng/kûŋ/

shrimp

bplaa-mùek/plaː mɯ̀k/

squid

bpèt/pèt/

duck

chôp/t͡ɕʰɔ̂ːp/

to like

ao/ʔaw/

to want, to take (handy for ordering)

rák/rák/

to love

dee/diː/

good

sǔai/sǔaj/

beautiful

gǎy/kěː/

stylish

mee/miː/

to have, there is

dtàak/tàːk/

to dry in the sun

doo/duː/

to look, to watch

ror/rɔː/

to wait

yuen/jɯːn/

to stand

tam/tʰam/

to do, to make

maa/maː/

to come

bpai/paj/

to go

dtaam/taːm/

to follow

òk/ʔɔ̀ːk/

to go out, to leave

glai/klaj/

far

kam/kʰam/

word

paa-sǎa/pʰaː.sǎː/

language

pôot/pʰûːt/

to speak

tǎam/tʰǎːm/

to ask

bàat/bàːt/

baht

ngoen/ŋɤn/

money

súe/sɯ́ː/

to buy

tòok/tʰùːk/

cheap, correct

ráan/ráːn/

shop

dtoh/toː/

to grow, big

lék/lék/

small

yài/jàj/

big

yaao/jaːw/

long

dtaa/taː/

eye

hǒo/hǔː/

ear

mue/mɯː/

hand

bpàak/pàːk/

mouth

fan/fan/

tooth, teeth

jai/t͡ɕaj/

heart

pǒm/pʰǒm/

hair, and “I” for men

maew/mɛːw/

cat

mǎa/mǎː/

dog

cháang/t͡ɕʰáːŋ/

elephant

máa/máː/

horse

bpoo/puː/

crab

ngoo/ŋuː/

snake

gaa/kaː/

crow, kettle

sǒng/sɔ̌ːŋ/

two

sǎam/sǎːm/

three

hâa/hâː/

five

bpàet/pɛ̀ːt/

eight

sìp/sìp/

ten

yen/jen/

cool, cold, evening

rón/rɔ́ːn/

hot

fǒn/fǒn/

rain

fáa/fáː/

sky

daao/daːw/

star

din/din/

soil, earth

aa-gàat/ʔaː.kàːt/

air, weather

naa/naː/

rice field

fai/faj/

fire, light

bâan/bâːn/

house, home

dtùek/tɯ̀k/

building

rót/rót/

car, vehicle

rót-yon/rót.jon/

car, automobile

dtó/tóʔ/

table

tong/tʰoŋ/

flag

yaa/jaː/

medicine