Words starting with C

coffee shop, café

to call (a taxi, an ambulance, someone over)

Cambodia

to camp

to cancel

candy, sweets

capital (city)

car park, parking space

to care, to mind (from English)

to be careful, to watch out

to hold, to carry (in your hand)

carsick, travel sick

to hold, to grab

to celebrate

chair, seat

chance, opportunity

to change, to exchange

to change lines (skytrain, subway, bus)

to charge (a battery)

to chase, to chase away

to cheat, to rip off

to check

to check in

to check out

to have a check-up

cheerful, bubbly

cook, chef (a man)

Hainanese chicken rice (khao man gai)

child, kid

chilled, relaxed, no stress (slang)

chilli dip, chilli paste

Yaowarat (Bangkok's Chinatown)

China

to choose, to pick

city, town

class, lesson (a course you take)

to climb (using your hands and feet)

clock, watch

to close

cloth, fabric

cocoa (the drink)

coconut milk, coconut cream

coconut pancakes (khanom krok)

cold (weather; feeling cold)

colourful, bright and cheerful

to come

please, go ahead (inviting someone in or to sit)

to come to terms with, accept (something painful)

to comfort, to console

to compare

to compete, race

to complain, to grumble, to nag

complicated, a hassle

condiments, seasonings

condo, apartment building

confident, sure

to confirm

confused, puzzled

constipated

to consult, ask someone's advice

to contact, keep in touch

to continue

to cook

cool, stylish

the cool season

coriander, cilantro

corn, maize

(street) corner

correct, that's right

to cough

to count

counting word for small things (the all-purpose one)

countryside, rural area

pair, couple

cow, cattle

to crash into, to bump into, to hit

crazy, mad

cricket (the insect)

crispy, crunchy

crispy pork belly

to cross, to go across

crowded (literally 'many people')

to have a crush on, secretly like

to cry

cupboard, cabinet

to want to know

customer, client

to cut