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 Learn
121
child

ลูก

77
122
polite particle for female speakers

ค่ะ

77
123
mother

แม่

76
124
to return; to go back

กลับ

76
125
his

ของเขา

76
126
so; and

แล้ว

75
127
many; several

หลาย

75
128
work; job

งาน

75
129
to walk

เดิน

73
130
is about; relates to

เรื่อง

73
131
money

เงิน

71
132
name

ชื่อ

71
133
my; mine (male speaker)

ของผม

70
134
to tell

บอก

70
135
four

สี่

69
136
big

ใหญ่

68
137
to get; to receive

ได้

68
138
school

โรงเรียน

66
139
teacher

ครู

65
140
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss

คุณ

65
141
capable; able

สามารถ

64
142
children

เด็กๆ

64
143
shop; store

ร้าน

63
144
to take

เอา

63
145
colour

สี

63
146
to sell

ขาย

63
147
much; many

มาก

63
148
to meet; to find

พบ

63
149
too much

เกินไป

63
150
ever; did in the past

เคย

62
151
still

ยัง

62
152
please

กรุณา

62
153
road; street

ถนน

61
154
for

สำหรับ

60
155
a verb particle reflecting passive voice

ถูก

60
156
to know

รู้จัก

59
157
to reach; to arrive at

ถึง

59
158
should; ought to

ควร

58
159
or

หรือ

58
160
long time

นาน

58