Words starting with S

to sacrifice, give up

sai ua (spicy Northern herb sausage)

salad (Western-style)

salary (monthly pay)

the same, alike

satisfied, pleased

sauce (bottled)

to save money

to speak, to say

to take leave, say goodbye

to scan (a QR code to pay)

to be afraid (of), scared

schedule, timetable

to scratch (an itch)

screen, monitor

to take a screenshot

seashell, shell

second-hand, used

to see

see you (later)

to seem, to look like

to sell

term, semester

to send, to deliver

sentence

serious, earnest

serves you right! (teasing or gloating)

to share, to divide, to split

to shave

shirt, top

shop, stall, restaurant

to go shopping, to buy things

should, ought to

to shout, to yell

to show (let someone see)

to shower, to take a bath

shrimp, prawn

shy (by nature)

particle for urging or insisting: go on!, of course!

brothers and sisters, siblings

sick, unwell

to sign (from English)

silver (the colour)

bride price (paid by the groom's family)

sincere, genuine

to sing

single (not in a relationship)

older sister

sister-in-law (your older brother's wife)

to sit

size (of clothes: S, M, L)

skin (of a person)

skytrain, metro (BTS/MRT)

to sleep

sleeper car (on a train)

sleepy, drowsy

slippery

smart, clever, intelligent

smell, scent

smelly, stinky

to smile

smoke

smoothie, blended drink

to snorkel, to dive

so, that's why

steadily, more and more

soft (to the touch)

soft drink, fizzy drink

soi, side street (usually numbered)

soil, earth, ground

all gone, used up

to fix, to solve

songthaew, a pickup-truck bus or shared taxi

soon, in the near future

soulmate, the partner you're destined for

sound, voice

soup (Western-style)

the South (southern Thailand)

to speak, to say

to spell

to spend (money, time)

to splash, to throw (water)

to split the bill (everyone pays their own)

spoiled, self-centred (always wanting your own way)

spring (the season)

squid, cuttlefish

staff member, employee

to stand

to start, to begin

startled, shocked

(financial or social) status

to stay (at a hotel)

to steal

to steam

stingy, tight-fisted

to stir-fry

stomach, belly

to stop

to stop, to park

to stop by, to drop in

go straight on

line

strange, weird, odd

strong-willed, firm

student, pupil (at school)

to study, to learn

chedi, stupa

stupid, dumb

way, style, kind

subject, course

to succeed

to sulk (so that someone comes to make it up to you)

the sun

sunrise (the sun comes up)

sunscreen, sun cream

sunset (the sun goes down)

sunshine, the sun

to cheer for, to support (a team, a person)

to operate

surprised (by something unexpected)

to swear at, to tell off, to insult

to sweep

to swim

to sympathise, to understand how someone feels