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 Sort descending Examples count Learn
3001
indicates a question, when the expected answer is known

หรือ

105
3002
or

หรือ

58
3003
either

หรือไม่ก็

2
3004
luxurious; deluxe

หรูหรา

1
3005
to be misled

หลง

1
3006
to get lost

หลงทาง

3
3007
to avoid; to dodge

หลบ

3
3008
to escape; to flee (long form)

หลบหนี

3
3009
to try to avoid

หลบๆ

1
3010
main

หลวง

2
3011
loose

หลวม

1
3012
to fool; to deceive

หลอก

2
3013
classifier for toothpaste, adhesive, light bulb, syringe and drinking straw

หลอด

1
3014
tube; pipe

หลอด

3
3015
windpipe; trachea

หลอดลม

1
3016
bronchitis

หลอดลมอักเสบ

1
3017
light bulb

หลอดไฟ

1
3018
main; important

หลัก

2
3019
behind

หลัง

12
3020
classifier for pianos, houses and buildings

หลัง

15
3021
after

หลัง

19
3022
back

หลัง

15
3023
roof

หลังคา

10
3024
after

หลังจาก

17
3025
after; later

หลังจากนี้

0
3026
to sleep

หลับ

18
3027
to close one’s eyes

หลับตา

1
3028
grandchild

หลาน

2
3029
nephew

หลานชาย

0
3030
niece

หลานสาว

0
3031
many; several

หลาย

75
3032
much more

หลายๆ

2
3033
hole; pit

หลุม

4
3034
grave

หลุมศพ

1
3035
handsome

หล่อ

7
3036
lottery

หวย

1
3037
to hope; to expect

หวัง

28
3038
cold; flu

หวัด

6
3039
sweet

หวาน

13
3040
comb

หวี

6