Understand spoken Thai

Words by frequency

The following shows a list of all the words on the site ordered by the number of times they appear in the sample sentences. So, for example, if a word happens to turn up in 50 of our example sentences, then it will appear higher up than a word which only appears in 10 of our example sentences. The number of example sentences in which a particular word appears is also shown. By clicking on a word you can see a list of all the example sentences in which that word appears. Note that this Lingopolo frequency table is not likely to give the same results as a scientific study based on millions and millions of sentences: the Lingopolo frequency is only based on the sentences on Lingopolo. For practical purposes though, the Lingopolo approximation is good enough to ensure that words are learnt in approximately the most useful order.
Rank Recording English Thai Examples count Sort descending Learn
3681
to smile

ยิ้ม

11
3682
tennis

เทนนิส

11
3683
repairman; technician

ช่าง

11
3684
electricity

ไฟฟ้า

11
3685
pleased

ยินดี

11
3686
to take care

ดูแล

11
3687
to arrest; to catch

จับ

11
3688
The 9th consonant of the Thai alphabet

11
3689
to show; to exhibit

แสดง

11
3690
to look like; to seem

ดูเหมือน

11
3691
you (for people older than speaker)

พี่

11
3692
regularly

ประจำ

11
3693
greatly; unduly

นัก

11
3694
flower (short form)

ดอก

11
3695
north; above

เหนือ

11
3696
birthday

วันเกิด

11
3697
between; during

ระหว่าง

11
3698
per; each

ละ

11
3699
Cambodia (long form)

ประเทศกัมพูชา

11
3700
rubbish; trash

ขยะ

11
3701
sometimes; occasionally

บางครั้ง

11
3702
to give permission

อนุญาต

11
3703
while

ขณะ

11
3704
I’d like...; May I have...?

ขอ

12
3705
fat

อ้วน

12
3706
to invite

ชวน

12
3707
to increase; to add

เพิ่ม

12
3708
half

ครึ่ง

12
3709
nobody

ไม่มีใคร

12
3710
bridge

สะพาน

12
3711
to seem ; to look like

ดู

12
3712
accident

อุบัติเหตุ

12
3713
orange

ส้ม

12
3714
test; exam

สอบ

12
3715
cloud

เมฆ

12
3716
to clean

ทำความสะอาด

12
3717
product

สินค้า

12
3718
discount; reduction

ลด

12
3719
to cook

ทำอาหาร

12
3720
up until

จน

12