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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. #7 ทำ to do, to make Beginner Verb
  3. #19 ต้อง to have to, to need to, must Helper verb
  4. #21 ใช้ to use; with time, to take (so long) Beginner Verb
  5. #35 ขาย to sell Intermediate Verb
  6. The next most usedIn the order you are likely to meet them.
  7. #54 เขียน to write, to write down Advanced Verb
  8. #59 ทำงาน to work Beginner Verb
  9. #65 เปิด to open, to be open; to turn on Beginner Verb
  10. #66 ปิด to close, to be closed; to turn off Beginner Verb
  11. #67 เริ่ม to start, to begin Beginner Verb
  12. #69 เสร็จ to be finished, to be done Beginner Verb
  13. #83 ต้องการ to need, to want (something) Beginner Helper verb
  14. #84 สามารถ to be able to (the formal word for can, on a form or at an interview) Fluency Helper verb
  15. #107 ยุ่ง to be busy (a person; also messy, of a place) Advanced Describing verb (adjective)
  16. #134 หนัก to be heavy; to weigh (so much) Advanced Describing verb (adjective)
  17. #142 สำคัญ to be important Describing verb (adjective)
  18. #155 ซ่อม to fix, to repair Beginner Verb
  19. #183 นำ to lead, to bring; to take (someone or something) ahead Verb
  20. #187 ต้อนรับ to welcome, to receive (a guest, an audience) Fluency Verb
  21. #200 ยก to lift, to raise Intermediate Verb
  22. #208 ตั้ง to set up, to set (a table, a stall) Intermediate Verb
  23. #209 ดึง to pull Verb
  24. #212 โยน to throw, to toss Verb
  25. #232 รักษา to treat (an illness), to cure; to keep, to preserve Verb
  26. #233 ตรวจ to check, to examine, to inspect Verb
  27. #243 ทำความสะอาด to clean, to clean up Verb
  28. #252 ตัด to cut Beginner Verb
  29. #253 แกะ to carve (wood); to peel, to unwrap Intermediate Verb
  30. #258 ผสม to mix, to blend Verb
  31. #265 จัด to arrange, to organise, to tidy Verb
  32. #266 จัดการ to manage, to deal with, to handle Verb
  33. #267 วางแผน to plan Verb
  34. #269 เปลี่ยน to change (colours, plans, a bulb) Intermediate Verb
  35. #270 แก้ to alter (a size), to fix (a mistake) Intermediate Verb
  36. #271 แก้ไข to correct, to fix, to amend Verb
  37. #272 ปรับ to adjust; to fine (someone) Verb
  38. #273 ปรับปรุง to improve, to renovate Verb
  39. #274 พัฒนา to develop, to improve Verb
  40. #275 สร้าง to build, to create Verb
  41. #279 สมัคร to apply (for a job, a course), to sign up Verb
  42. #280 จ้าง to hire, to employ (in a document: ว่า จ้าง) Advanced Verb
  43. #281 ลาออก to resign, to quit a job Verb
  44. #282 ลา to take leave, to take time off (ask for leave: the asking word in front) Beginner Verb
  45. #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
  46. #284 ประชุม to hold a meeting, to meet (for work) Verb
  47. #285 รายงาน to report (to an office: every ninety days) Intermediate Verb
  48. #286 สรุป to sum up, to conclude (in short: with the little word for that) Fluency Verb
  49. #290 เสนอ to offer, to propose, to suggest Verb
  50. #292 ติดต่อ to contact, to get in touch with Verb
  51. #293 แจ้ง to inform, to notify Verb
  52. #294 ยืนยัน to confirm Verb
  53. #295 ยกเลิก to cancel Verb
  54. #297 ต่อ to build (a boat), to join on; after a verb, to go on, to continue Intermediate Verb
  55. #303 วัด to measure Verb
  56. #306 รวม to include, to add together (included: with the word for already; not included: with the word for not) Advanced Verb
  57. #308 เซ็น to sign (a letter, a form, every page) Intermediate Verb
  58. #309 ลงชื่อ to sign (the form's word: to put down one's name) Fluency Verb
  59. #310 กรอก to fill in (a form) Verb
  60. #311 ยื่น to submit, to hand in (documents, at a window) Intermediate Verb
  61. #312 แนบ to attach (a paper to a form) Advanced Verb
  62. #313 พิมพ์ to print, to type Advanced Verb
  63. #315 บันทึก to save (a file), to record, to note down Verb
  64. #319 เช็ค to check Verb
  65. #321 ศึกษา to study (a subject, a matter) Verb
  66. #322 ฝึก to practise, to train Verb
  67. #324 สอบ to take an exam, to sit a test Verb
  68. #327 จด to jot down, to note, to write down (in a notebook, on a list) Fluency Verb
  69. #331 ตั้งใจ to intend, to plan to (with the little word for will), to put your mind to something Beginner Verb
  70. #332 พยายาม to try, to make an effort Verb
  71. #333 สู้ to fight, to keep going, to stand up to Verb
  72. #335 อดทน to be patient, to endure Verb
  73. #347 ปล่อย to leave (a box blank, a thing as it is), to let go, to let someone do something Fluency Verb
  74. #350 ไว้ใจ to trust Verb
  75. #364 เครียด to be stressed Describing verb (adjective)
  76. #380 เก่ง to be good at, to be clever (at doing) Describing verb (adjective)
  77. #401 สาย to be late (in the morning, for an appointment) Describing verb (adjective)
  78. #402 ตรง to be straight; to be on time; to go straight Describing verb (adjective)
  79. #410 เข็น to push, to wheel along (a cart, a motorbike, a pram) Fluency Verb
  80. #411 แบก to carry on the back or shoulder Advanced Verb
  81. #412 ขน to move things, to carry a load Intermediate Verb
  82. #418 เกี่ยว to reap, to harvest (rice) Beginner Verb
  83. #419 หัก to break (a stick, a bone); to deduct Verb
  84. #420 ผูก to tie Intermediate Verb
  85. #422 ขัด to sand, to scrub, to polish Beginner Verb
  86. #423 ทา to paint (a surface), to put on (paint, cream) Beginner Verb
  87. #424 ตอก to drive in, to hammer (a nail, a wooden peg) Fluency Verb
  88. #426 ไล่ to chase out, to bleed a line Fluency Verb
  89. #431 ล้อม to fence in, to surround (a pen, a yard, a crowd round a stall) Fluency Verb
  90. #436 ดับ to put out, to turn off (a fire, an engine) Beginner Verb
  91. #445 วาด to draw Beginner Verb
  92. #452 ชำระ to pay (the formal word of a lease, a bill, a contract) Advanced Verb
  93. #453 มอบ to present, to hand over formally (a garland, a prize, a document: the heaviest of the three verbs of giving) Advanced Verb
  94. #454 ขออภัย to apologise (the formal word of a notice, an announcement, a counter; everyday speech says sorry with the other word) Advanced Verb
  95. #457 รับรอง to certify (a paper, a translation); to guarantee Advanced Verb
  96. #458 พิสูจน์ to prove (that a thing is so, with a paper or a stamp) Fluency Verb
  97. #459 ระบุ to state, to specify (a document states that: with the little word for that) Advanced Verb
  98. #460 ดำเนินการ to proceed, to process (the office word for do) Fluency Verb
  99. #461 อนุมัติ to approve (an application: the office word; approved already with the word for already, or has received the approval) Fluency Verb
  100. #462 ปฏิเสธ to refuse, to turn down (an application: the office word; with the done-to word in front, to be refused) Fluency Verb
  101. #464 ห้าม to forbid; it is forbidden to Advanced Verb
  102. #465 ประกอบ to carry on (an occupation: the formal verb of a form and an interview); to assemble Fluency Verb
  103. #466 รับผิดชอบ to be responsible for, to be in charge of Advanced Verb
  104. #473 ตะโกน to shout, to call out loudly (across a yard, over an engine) Advanced Verb
  105. #496 เอียง to lean, to tilt Intermediate Verb
  106. #497 ทอ to weave (cloth, silk) Intermediate Verb
  107. More verbs from the lessons
  108. 502 ดำนา to plant rice, to transplant the seedlings into the paddy Intermediate Verb
  109. 505 ไส to plane (wood) Advanced Verb
  110. 507 ประสงค์ to wish (the office word for want, on a form or at a window) Fluency Helper verb
  111. 508 ยา to caulk Fluency Verb