The 100 most common Thai words to learn first
These are the first 100 words in the ThaiCards course, in teaching order, with the tone of every syllable. Learn these and you can greet, ask, order and count.
The first 100 words
This is the order ThaiCards teaches new words: greetings and politeness first, then the pronouns, question words and verbs you need to build a sentence, then numbers, money and time. 60 of these 100 are in the free Beginner Starter deck, marked free deck.
The romanization is the simple spelling the app shows on its cards. The colored labels give the tone of each syllable, worked out by the app's tone engine.
Words 1 to 20
| Thai | Meaning | Tones |
|---|---|---|
| สวัสดี sa wat di | hello free deck | low low mid |
| ขอบคุณ khop khun | thank you free deck | low mid |
| ครับ krap | polite particle (m) free deck | high |
| ค่ะ ka | polite particle (f) free deck | falling |
| ใช่ chai | yes / that's right free deck | falling |
| ไม่ mai | no / not free deck | falling |
| ขอโทษ kho thot | sorry / excuse me free deck | rising falling |
| ไม่เป็นไร mai pen rai | it's okay / no problem | falling mid mid |
| ผม pom | I (male) free deck | rising |
| ฉัน chan | I (female/informal) free deck | rising |
| คุณ khun | you free deck | mid |
| เขา khao | he/she/they free deck | rising |
| เรา rao | we free deck | mid |
| มัน man | it | mid |
| นี่ nee | this | falling |
| นั่น nan | that | falling |
| อะไร a rai | what free deck | low mid |
| ใคร khrai | who free deck | mid |
| ที่ไหน thee nai | where free deck | falling rising |
| ทำไม tam mai | why free deck | mid mid |
Words 21 to 40
| Thai | Meaning | Tones |
|---|---|---|
| เมื่อไหร่ muea rai | when free deck | falling low |
| ยังไง yang ngai | how (colloquial) | mid mid |
| เป็น pen | to be free deck | mid |
| อยู่ yoo | to be at / stay free deck | low |
| คือ khue | to be (namely) | mid |
| มี mi | to have free deck | mid |
| ไป pai | to go free deck | mid |
| มา ma | to come free deck | mid |
| กิน kin | to eat free deck | mid |
| ดื่ม duem | to drink free deck | low |
| นอน nawn | to sleep free deck | mid |
| ตื่น tuen | to wake up free deck | low |
| ทำ tam | to do / make free deck | mid |
| พูด pood | to speak free deck | falling |
| ฟัง fang | to listen free deck | mid |
| ดู du | to watch / look free deck | mid |
| เห็น hen | to see free deck | rising |
| รู้ roo | to know (facts) free deck | high |
| รู้จัก roo jak | to know (people/places) | high low |
| เข้าใจ khao jai | to understand free deck | falling mid |
Words 41 to 60
| Thai | Meaning | Tones |
|---|---|---|
| ชอบ chawp | to like free deck | falling |
| รัก rak | to love free deck | high |
| อยาก yak | to want (to do) free deck | low |
| ต้องการ tawngkaan | to want / need | falling mid |
| ให้ hai | to give / for free deck | falling |
| เอา ao | to take / want (thing) free deck | mid |
| ซื้อ sue | to buy free deck | high |
| ขาย khaai | to sell free deck | rising |
| ช่วย chuay | to help | falling |
| รอ raw | to wait | mid |
| ได้ dai | can / to get free deck | falling |
| ต้อง tawng | must / have to | falling |
| ควร khuan | should | mid |
| จะ ja | will (future) | low |
| กำลัง gam lang | -ing (progressive) | mid mid |
| แล้ว laew | already / and then | high |
| ยัง yang | still / yet | mid |
| เคย khoei | to have ever | mid |
| ด้วย duay | also / too / with | falling |
| ก็ gor | also / then / so | falling |
Words 61 to 80
| Thai | Meaning | Tones |
|---|---|---|
| ที่ thi | that / which / at | falling |
| และ lae | and | high |
| หรือ rue | or | rising |
| แต่ tae | but | low |
| กับ kap | with | low |
| ไหม mai | question particle | rising |
| เท่าไหร่ tao rai | how much free deck | falling low |
| กี่ gee | how many | low |
| นิดหน่อย nit noi | a little bit | high low |
| มาก mak | very / a lot | falling |
| น้อย noi | little / few | high |
| หนึ่ง neung | one free deck | low |
| สอง song | two free deck | rising |
| สาม saam | three free deck | rising |
| สี่ see | four free deck | low |
| ห้า haa | five free deck | falling |
| หก hok | six free deck | low |
| เจ็ด jed | seven free deck | low |
| แปด paet | eight free deck | low |
| เก้า gao | nine free deck | falling |
Words 81 to 100
| Thai | Meaning | Tones |
|---|---|---|
| สิบ sip | ten free deck | low |
| ยี่สิบ yee sip | twenty | falling low |
| ร้อย roi | hundred | high |
| พัน phan | thousand | mid |
| หมื่น muen | ten thousand | low |
| ล้าน laan | million | high |
| ครึ่ง khrueng | half | falling |
| บาท baat | baht | low |
| เงิน ngern | money free deck | mid |
| ราคา raa kaa | price | mid mid |
| แพง phaeng | expensive free deck | mid |
| ถูก thook | cheap / correct free deck | low |
| วันนี้ wan nee | today free deck | mid high |
| พรุ่งนี้ prung nee | tomorrow free deck | falling high |
| เมื่อวาน muea wan | yesterday free deck | falling mid |
| ตอนนี้ ton nee | now free deck | mid high |
| เวลา we la | time | mid mid |
| วัน wan | day | mid |
| คืน khuen | night | mid |
| เช้า chao | morning free deck | high |
How to use this list
- Learn the words in order. Each group makes the next one easier to use.
- Say every word aloud with its tone. A word said in the wrong tone is a different word; see Thai tones.
- Add ครับ or ค่ะ to be polite. The hello guide explains them.
- Review with spaced repetition instead of rereading the list. See how ThaiCards schedules reviews.
Practice this in ThaiCards
ThaiCards teaches these words in this order and brings each one back just before you would forget it. Most of the first 100 are in the free starter deck.
Free to start: the Beginner Starter deck and the first 10 letters of the alphabet deck. Premium is $1.99 a month and opens every deck. No account needed to begin.