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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. #5 ได้ to get, to receive; after a verb, to be able to, can; to be allowed to Verb
  3. #9 รู้ to know (a fact); knowing a person or a place is the longer verb, know-recognise Beginner Verb
  4. #10 ว่า to say, to say that (they say: he or she, then say); after tell, think or hope, the little word for that Intermediate Verb
  5. #11 คือ to be, as in this is that (equals) Intermediate The copula
  6. #13 พูด to speak, to say Beginner Verb
  7. #14 บอก to tell, to say (to someone) Beginner Verb
  8. #24 ชื่อ to be called, to be named Beginner Verb
  9. #25 เข้าใจ to understand Beginner Verb
  10. #26 ถาม to ask (a question) Beginner Verb
  11. #27 ตอบ to answer, to reply Intermediate Verb
  12. #31 ขอ to ask for (may I have) Beginner Verb
  13. The next most usedIn the order you are likely to meet them.
  14. #55 ฟัง to listen, to listen to Intermediate Verb
  15. #56 ได้ยิน to hear Intermediate Verb
  16. #60 โทร to call, to phone Beginner Verb
  17. #61 คุย to chat, to talk things over Intermediate Verb
  18. #62 เล่า to tell (a story), to tell about (tell me about it: with give, the person, listen) Intermediate Verb
  19. #63 เรียก to call (someone by a name), to call out to Beginner Verb
  20. #78 เชื่อ to believe (someone or something); with the word for not, to doubt Fluency Verb
  21. #81 ควร to be supposed to, should, ought to Helper verb
  22. #82 เคย to have ever done, to have done before; to be used to Helper verb
  23. #84 สามารถ to be able to (the formal word for can, on a form or at an interview) Fluency Helper verb
  24. #85 พบ to meet, to find, to come across Verb
  25. #140 จริง to be true, to be real Describing verb (adjective)
  26. #184 ชวน to invite along, to ask (someone) to join Verb
  27. #185 เชิญ to invite; before a verb, please (please come in, please sit) Intermediate Verb
  28. #189 ตกลง to agree, to settle (agreed with someone: with, the person, then already; alone, settled or OK) Intermediate Verb
  29. #194 ร้อง to sing (with the word for song); to cry out Intermediate Verb
  30. #286 สรุป to sum up, to conclude (in short: with the little word for that) Fluency Verb
  31. #287 อธิบาย to explain (explain to someone: the giving word and the person after it) Fluency Verb
  32. #288 แนะนำ to introduce (someone); to recommend Fluency Verb
  33. #289 เตือน to warn, to remind (warn that: with the little word for that; a saying warns us to: with the giving word) Fluency Verb
  34. #290 เสนอ to offer, to propose, to suggest Verb
  35. #291 ปรึกษา to consult, to ask for advice Verb
  36. #292 ติดต่อ to contact, to get in touch with Verb
  37. #293 แจ้ง to inform, to notify Verb
  38. #325 สะกด to spell (a name, a word) Advanced Verb
  39. #326 แปล to translate (into a language: with the word for be, then the language) Advanced Verb
  40. #328 สงสัย to wonder, to doubt, to suspect Verb
  41. #329 เดา to guess Verb
  42. #336 ยอม to give in, to consent, to be willing Verb
  43. #337 ยอมรับ to accept, to admit Verb
  44. #338 เห็นด้วย to agree (with someone) Verb
  45. #339 เถียง to argue back, to contradict Verb
  46. #341 บ่น to complain, to grumble Verb
  47. #342 ด่า to scold, to swear at Verb
  48. #343 โกหก to lie, to tell a lie Verb
  49. #344 หลอก to trick, to deceive, to fool Verb
  50. #351 ชม to praise, to compliment (someone or something) Fluency Verb
  51. #352 ขอบคุณ to thank, to say thank you Advanced Verb
  52. #353 ขอโทษ to say sorry, to apologise (sorry that, with the little word for that) Intermediate Verb
  53. #355 ยินดี to be pleased, to be glad (congratulations: with the word for with) Advanced Describing verb (adjective)
  54. #357 รบกวน to trouble, to disturb (may I trouble you: the polite opening of a favour) Advanced Verb
  55. #371 แน่ใจ to be sure, to be certain (not sure whether: with the word for not and the little word for that) Advanced Describing verb (adjective)
  56. #374 ดูเหมือน to seem, to look as if (it seems that: with the little word for that) Intermediate Helper verb
  57. #375 หมายความ to mean (what is behind the words: with the little word for that) Advanced Verb
  58. #408 ชี้ to point, to point at Verb
  59. #425 ตั้งชื่อ to name Fluency Verb
  60. #451 ทราบ to know (the polite word for know, in a formal or polite line) Advanced Verb
  61. #454 ขออภัย to apologise (the formal word of a notice, an announcement, a counter; everyday speech says sorry with the other word) Advanced Verb
  62. #455 ขอบพระคุณ to thank (the formal thank you, with the word for respect inside it: to an elder, in a speech) Fluency Verb
  63. #456 ขอบใจ to thank (the thank you an elder or a boss says to someone younger; the young say the other word back) Fluency Verb
  64. #457 รับรอง to certify (a paper, a translation); to guarantee Advanced Verb
  65. #459 ระบุ to state, to specify (a document states that: with the little word for that) Advanced Verb
  66. #462 ปฏิเสธ to refuse, to turn down (an application: the office word; with the done-to word in front, to be refused) Fluency Verb
  67. #463 อนุญาต to allow, to give permission (with your permission: ask for, then this word) Intermediate Verb
  68. #464 ห้าม to forbid; it is forbidden to Advanced Verb
  69. #473 ตะโกน to shout, to call out loudly (across a yard, over an engine) Advanced Verb
  70. #474 กระซิบ to whisper Intermediate Verb
  71. #475 ล้อเล่น to joke, to tease Intermediate Verb
  72. #476 แซว to tease (the soi word: to rib someone in front of everyone) Fluency Verb
  73. #481 สัญญา to promise (promise that: with the little word for that and the future word) Beginner Verb
  74. #482 ท้า to dare someone, to challenge (a dare: the word for word in front of it) Fluency Verb
  75. #489 ฝาก to leave (something) with someone, to pass on Beginner Verb
  76. More verbs from the lessons
  77. 503 ยินยอม to consent (the formal word of a registrar or a form) Advanced Verb
  78. 506 แป้ก to fall flat (a joke that nobody laughs at); the stall's word Fluency Describing verb (adjective)
  79. 507 ประสงค์ to wish (the office word for want, on a form or at a window) Fluency Helper verb