Thai Emotions Vocabulary

Here are Thai words for emotions to start with: โกรธ (krot, angry), มีความสุข (mi khwam suk, happy), เศร้า (sao, sad), ตื่นเต้น (tuenten, excited). Below are 48 words (A1–B2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 6 themed lists.

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Emotions Basics

A1–B1
EnglishThaiTypeLevel
angryโกรธkrotadjA1
excitedตื่นเต้นtuentenadjA1
happyมีความสุขmi khwam sukadjA1
sadเศร้าsaoadjA1
disappointedผิดหวังphitwangadjA2
happinessความสุขkhwam suknounA2
joyความปิติยินดีkhwam piti yindinounA2
sadnessความเศร้าkhwam saonounB1

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Emotions Intermediate

A1–B1
EnglishThaiTypeLevel
hungryหิวhioadjA1
peaceความสงบสุขkhwam sangop suknounA1
tiredเหนื่อยnueaiadjA1
boredเบื่อbueaadjA2
nervousประหม่าpramaadjA2
angerความโกรธkhwam krotnounB1
anxietyความวิตกกังวลkhwam wittok kangwonnounB1
calmสงบsangopadjB1

Emotions Advanced

A2–B2
EnglishThaiTypeLevel
prideความภาคภูมิใจkhwam phakphumichainounA2
emotionอารมณ์aromnounB1
excitementความตื่นเต้นkhwam tuentennounB1
fondnessความชอบkhwam chopnounB1
gratitudeความขอบคุณkhwam khop khunnounB1
irritateทำให้หงุดหงิดtham hai ngutngitverbB1
contemptความดูถูกkhwam duthuknounB2
empathyความเห็นอกเห็นใจkhwam henokhenchainounB2

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Complex Emotions

B1–B2
EnglishThaiTypeLevel
admirationความชื่นชมkhwam chuenchomnounB1
envyความอิจฉาkhwam itchanounB1
guiltความรู้สึกผิดkhwam rusuek phitnounB1
shameความละอายkhwam la-ainounB1
aweความเกรงขามพิศวงkhwam krengkham phitsawongnounB2
dreadความหวาดหวั่นkhwam watwannounB2
resentmentความแค้นเคืองkhwam khaen khueangnounB2
spiteความมุ่งร้ายkhwam mungrainounB2

Positive Emotions

A1–B2
EnglishThaiTypeLevel
pleasureความเพลิดเพลินkhwam phloetphloennounA1
confidenceความมั่นใจkhwam manchainounB1
delightความยินดีปรีดาkhwam yindi pridanounB1
ecstasyความปลาบปลื้มสุดขีดkhwam plappluem sutkhitnounB1
enthusiasmความกระตือรือร้นkhwam kratueruearonnounB1
warmthความอบอุ่นkhwam opunnounB1
contentmentความพึงพอใจkhwam phueng phochainounB2
optimismการมองโลกในแง่ดีkan mong lok nai ngae dinounB2

Negative Emotions

B1–B2
EnglishThaiTypeLevel
annoyanceความรำคาญkhwam ramkhannounB1
despairความหมดอาลัยตายอยากkhwam mot alai tai ayaknounB1
rageความเดือดดาลkhwam dueat dannounB1
sorrowความเศร้าโศกkhwam sao soknounB1
terrorความหวาดกลัวkhwam watkluanounB1
hopelessnessความสิ้นหวังkhwam sin wangnounB2
lonelinessความเหงาkhwam ngaonounB2
rejectionการถูกปฏิเสธkan thuk patisetnounB2

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A sample of the A1–B2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–B2 words for emotions. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Thai words should I learn for emotions?

You could start with words like โกรธ (krot, angry), มีความสุข (mi khwam suk, happy), เศร้า (sao, sad), ตื่นเต้น (tuenten, excited). This page lists 48 Thai words for emotions (A1–B2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Thai words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Thai words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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