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Thai verbs

508 verbs, every form of each one recorded. 496 follow a pattern; 12 have forms of their own. Open one to hear it.

  1. The essential 50The verbs you will say every day. Start here.
  2. #1 เป็น to be (what is the matter) Beginner The copula
  3. #2 ไป to go Beginner Verb
  4. #4 มี to have; there is Beginner Verb
  5. #5 ได้ to get, to receive; after a verb, to be able to, can; to be allowed to Verb
  6. #6 อยู่ to be at, to be in a place; to live, to stay Beginner Verb
  7. #7 ทำ to do, to make Beginner Verb
  8. #8 ให้ to give; after a verb, for (someone) Beginner Verb
  9. #11 คือ to be, as in this is that (equals) Intermediate The copula
  10. #12 กิน to eat Beginner Verb
  11. #15 ดู to look, to watch, to see Beginner Verb
  12. #16 เห็น to see Beginner Verb
  13. #18 อยาก to want to Beginner Helper verb
  14. #19 ต้อง to have to, to need to, must Helper verb
  15. #21 ใช้ to use; with time, to take (so long) Beginner Verb
  16. #28 หา to look for, to find Beginner Verb
  17. #29 เจอ to meet, to see (someone) Beginner Verb
  18. #30 ช่วย to help Beginner Verb
  19. #33 ส่ง to pass, to send; to take someone somewhere Intermediate Verb
  20. #34 ซื้อ to buy Beginner Verb
  21. #43 รอ to wait Beginner Verb
  22. #44 นั่ง to sit Beginner Verb
  23. #46 เดิน to walk Beginner Verb
  24. #48 นอน to sleep, to lie down, to go to bed Beginner Verb
  25. #49 ตื่น to wake up, to get up Beginner Verb
  26. #50 หลับ to fall asleep, to be asleep (sleep as the state; lying down to sleep is the other verb) Advanced Verb
  27. The next most usedIn the order you are likely to meet them.
  28. #53 อ่าน to read Advanced Verb
  29. #57 มอง to look at (look at the camera, look at each other) Intermediate Verb
  30. #64 ใส่ to put on, to wear; to put in Beginner Verb
  31. #65 เปิด to open, to be open; to turn on Beginner Verb
  32. #68 หยุด to stop Advanced Verb
  33. #71 ลอง to try, to have a go Beginner Verb
  34. #72 เลือก to choose, to pick Intermediate Verb
  35. #74 ลืม to forget Intermediate Verb
  36. #77 สูบ to smoke (cigarettes) Intermediate Verb
  37. #83 ต้องการ to need, to want (something) Beginner Helper verb
  38. #86 ไว้ to keep, to put aside; after a verb, for later, in place Verb
  39. #87 ดี to be good Describing verb (adjective)
  40. #90 ถูก to be cheap; to be right, to be correct; before a verb, to be done to (the passive) Describing verb (adjective)
  41. #91 โดน to get hit by, to be caught by (rain, a splinter, a fine): the passive of bad things Advanced Verb
  42. #92 ใหญ่ to be big Describing verb (adjective)
  43. #93 เล็ก to be small Advanced Describing verb (adjective)
  44. #102 สบายดี to be well, to be fine Beginner Describing verb (adjective)
  45. #106 ว่าง to be free, not busy (free on a day: the day after it) Intermediate Describing verb (adjective)
  46. #107 ยุ่ง to be busy (a person; also messy, of a place) Advanced Describing verb (adjective)
  47. #122 ใหม่ to be new Describing verb (adjective)
  48. #123 เก่า to be old (a thing) Intermediate Describing verb (adjective)
  49. #131 ต่ำ to be low Intermediate Describing verb (adjective)
  50. #132 ยาว to be long Describing verb (adjective)
  51. #133 สั้น to be short Describing verb (adjective)
  52. #134 หนัก to be heavy; to weigh (so much) Advanced Describing verb (adjective)
  53. #135 เบา to be light (in weight); to be soft (a sound) Describing verb (adjective)
  54. #136 เยอะ to be a lot, to be many Describing verb (adjective)
  55. #137 น้อย to be few, to be little Describing verb (adjective)
  56. #141 ผิด to be wrong, to be at fault Intermediate Describing verb (adjective)
  57. #142 สำคัญ to be important Describing verb (adjective)
  58. #143 พอ to be enough, to suffice Beginner Describing verb (adjective)
  59. #144 หมด to run out, to be used up (a visa, the money, the noodles) Intermediate Verb
  60. #145 เหลือ to be left over, to remain Fluency Verb
  61. #146 ขาด to lack, to be without (can't do without: with the word for cannot after it) Intermediate Verb
  62. #149 เต็ม to be full (a room, a tank, a bus) Describing verb (adjective)
  63. #150 พร้อม to be ready; together with Describing verb (adjective)
  64. #151 เสีย to pay (tax, a fee: the office's word); to lose; to be broken Fluency Verb
  65. #152 พัง to break, to be wrecked (a house, a boat, a thing) Intermediate Verb
  66. #153 แตก to break, to shatter (a cup, a glass) Fluency Verb
  67. #154 หาย to be lost, to go missing; to get better (an illness) Intermediate Verb
  68. #157 ตาย to die; after an adjective, to death, terribly Fluency Verb
  69. #164 พัก to rest, to take a break Beginner Verb
  70. #172 ตาม to follow (someone, a road); after a verb, along behind Advanced Verb
  71. #173 หัน to turn, to turn round (a thing, or oneself) Advanced Verb
  72. #179 ชน to bump into, to crash into Verb
  73. #181 แวะ to stop by, to drop in Verb
  74. #197 ออกกำลังกาย to exercise, to work out Verb
  75. #201 ถือ to hold, to carry in the hand Beginner Verb
  76. #202 จับ to hold, to grab, to catch Beginner Verb
  77. #203 หยิบ to pick up, to take (with the hand) Verb
  78. #204 วาง to put down, to place Intermediate Verb
  79. #205 ทิ้ง to leave (something) behind, to throw away; with the little word for later, to leave it as it is Intermediate Verb
  80. #207 แขวน to hang (something) up Intermediate Verb
  81. #209 ดึง to pull Verb
  82. #210 ผลัก to push Verb
  83. #211 กด to press, to push (a button) Verb
  84. #213 แตะ to touch, to tap Verb
  85. #217 ตบ to pat, to clap (hands); to slap lightly Fluency Verb
  86. #224 ดูด to suck, to drink through a straw Verb
  87. #225 เป่า to blow (a whistle, on hot food) Fluency Verb
  88. #228 จาม to sneeze Verb
  89. #232 รักษา to treat (an illness), to cure; to keep, to preserve Verb
  90. #233 ตรวจ to check, to examine, to inspect Verb
  91. #234 ฉีด to inject, to give a shot (with the word for medicine); to spray Advanced Verb
  92. #236 แปรงฟัน to brush one's teeth Verb
  93. #237 แต่งตัว to get dressed Verb
  94. #238 ถอด to take off (clothes, shoes), to remove Verb
  95. #239 ล้าง to wash (a thing: a bike, dishes, hands) Intermediate Verb
  96. #240 ซัก to wash (clothes) Verb
  97. #241 กวาด to sweep Verb
  98. #242 เช็ด to wipe Verb
  99. #244 พับ to fold, to roll up (trousers, sleeves) Intermediate Verb
  100. #257 เท to pour Verb
  101. #264 เตรียม to prepare, to get ready (prepared and kept ready: with the word for keep) Advanced Verb
  102. #266 จัดการ to manage, to deal with, to handle Verb
  103. #269 เปลี่ยน to change (colours, plans, a bulb) Intermediate Verb
  104. #270 แก้ to alter (a size), to fix (a mistake) Intermediate Verb
  105. #276 ระวัง to be careful, to watch out Beginner Verb
  106. #277 ปลอดภัย to be safe Describing verb (adjective)
  107. #283 เลิก to quit, to stop doing (a habit, a job), to give up; of a stall or a shop, to close for the night Fluency Verb
  108. #297 ต่อ to build (a boat), to join on; after a verb, to go on, to continue Intermediate Verb
  109. #305 แจก to hand out, to give away Verb
  110. #309 ลงชื่อ to sign (the form's word: to put down one's name) Fluency Verb
  111. #310 กรอก to fill in (a form) Verb
  112. #317 ชาร์จ to charge (a phone, a battery) Verb
  113. #318 ล็อก to lock Verb
  114. #319 เช็ค to check Verb
  115. #334 ทน to bear, to put up with, to stand Verb
  116. #341 บ่น to complain, to grumble Verb
  117. #347 ปล่อย to leave (a box blank, a thing as it is), to let go, to let someone do something Fluency Verb
  118. #348 ซ่อน to hide (something or someone) Intermediate Verb
  119. #354 ไหว้ to wai, to give the wai (the palms together, the small bow) Intermediate Verb
  120. #370 ชิน to be used to, to get used to (a place, a thing) Intermediate Describing verb (adjective)
  121. #382 ขี้เกียจ to be lazy Describing verb (adjective)
  122. #395 สะอาด to be clean Describing verb (adjective)
  123. #396 สกปรก to be dirty Describing verb (adjective)
  124. #403 สะดวก to be convenient, to suit (a time, a place) Advanced Describing verb (adjective)
  125. #407 ลุก to get up, to rise (from a seat, from bed) Verb
  126. #408 ชี้ to point, to point at Verb
  127. #415 หมุน to turn, to spin round (a boat, a wheel, a key) Fluency Verb
  128. #420 ผูก to tie Intermediate Verb
  129. #421 ห่อ to wrap, to pack (food) up Intermediate Verb
  130. #428 ขยับ to move (a little), to shift (oneself or a thing) Advanced Verb
  131. #444 ทำบุญ to make merit Verb
  132. #446 พักผ่อน to relax, to rest Verb
  133. #448 แลก to exchange, to swap Verb
  134. #450 ประหยัด to save, to economise Verb
  135. #453 มอบ to present, to hand over formally (a garland, a prize, a document: the heaviest of the three verbs of giving) Advanced Verb
  136. #467 กลาย to turn into, to become (with the word for be after it; the change done: with go, already) Fluency Verb
  137. #470 ปลุก to wake someone up Intermediate Verb
  138. #484 แย่ง to snatch, to grab from someone Advanced Verb
  139. #485 พลาด to slip up, to make a mistake; to miss (a boat, a chance) Fluency Verb
  140. #489 ฝาก to leave (something) with someone, to pass on Beginner Verb
  141. #490 ยืม to borrow (lend: with the word for give in front) Advanced Verb
  142. #491 คืน to return, to give back, to pay back Advanced Verb
  143. #498 งด to suspend, to refrain from (formal: a service is suspended) Intermediate Verb
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