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
1961
pasta

พาสต้า

2
1962
passport

พาสปอร์ต

9
1963
to reside; to live

พำนัก

1
1964
disabled

พิการ

4
1965
to consider; to think over

พิจารณา

2
1966
pizza

พิซซ่า

10
1967
custom; ceremony

พิธี

2
1968
master of ceremonies

พิธีกร

1
1969
funeral

พิธีศพ

0
1970
to judge a case

พิพากษา

1
1971
museum

พิพิธภัณฑ์

7
1972
to print; to type

พิมพ์

5
1973
pigeon; dove

พิราบ

1
1974
poison; toxin

พิษ

4
1975
special

พิเศษ

6
1976
older sibling

พี่

8
1977
you (for people older than speaker)

พี่

11
1978
I

พี่

3
1979
older brother

พี่ชาย

14
1980
brother (older brother, younger brother)

พี่ชายน้องชาย

1
1981
sister-in-law (elder)

พี่สะใภ้

0
1982
sister (older sister, younger sister)

พี่สาวน้องสาว

1
1983
brother-in-law (elder)

พี่เขย

0
1984
babysitter; nanny

พี่เลี้ยงเด็ก

2
1985
just

พึ่ง

13
1986
to ask for help

พึ่ง

1
1987
plant

พืช

3
1988
ground; land

พื้น

3
1989
floor

พื้น

10
1990
area

พื้นที่

4
1991
to burst forth

พุ

1
1992
belly; stomach

พุง

2
1993
Buddhist

พุทธ

4
1994
Buddhist (when followed by another word)

พุทธ

1
1995
Mercury

พุธ

1
1996
bush; shrubbery

พุ่มไม้

2
1997
to speak

พูด

176
1998
to talk; to chat

พูดคุย

1
1999
to say

พูดว่า

7
2000
further; more

พ่วง

2