Here are Thai words for family to start with: พี่ชาย (phi chai, brother), ลูกสาว (luk sao, daughter), พ่อ (pho, father), ปู่/ตา (pu-ta, grandfather). Below are 40 words (A1–C2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 5 themed lists.
| English | Thai | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| brother | พี่ชายphi chai | noun | A1 |
| daughter | ลูกสาวluk sao | noun | A1 |
| father | พ่อpho | noun | A1 |
| grandfather | ปู่/ตาpu-ta | noun | A1 |
| grandmother | ย่า/ยายya-yai | noun | A1 |
| mother | แม่mae | noun | A1 |
| sister | น้องสาวnong sao | noun | A1 |
| son | ลูกชายluk chai | noun | A1 |
| English | Thai | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| aunt | ป้าpa | noun | A1 |
| child | ลูกluk | noun | A1 |
| cousin | ลูกพี่ลูกน้องluk phi luk nong | noun | A1 |
| husband | สามีsami | noun | A1 |
| parent | พ่อแม่pho mae | noun | A1 |
| uncle | ลุงlung | noun | A1 |
| wife | ภรรยาphanraya | noun | A1 |
| in-law | ญาติทางการสมรสyat thang kan somrot | noun | B1 |
| English | Thai | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| ancestor | บรรพบุรุษbanphaburut | noun | A2 |
| generation | รุ่นrun | noun | A2 |
| sibling | พี่น้องphi nong | noun | B1 |
| heritage | มรดกmoradok | noun | B2 |
| spouse | คู่สมรสkhu somrot | noun | B2 |
| lineage | สายเลือดsai lueat | noun | C1 |
| genealogy | ลำดับวงศ์ตระกูลlamdap wong trakun | noun | C2 |
| progeny | ลูกหลานluk lan | noun | C2 |
| English | Thai | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| birth | การเกิดkan koet | noun | A1 |
| childhood | วัยเด็กwai dek | noun | A2 |
| death | ความตายkhwam tai | noun | A2 |
| adulthood | วัยผู้ใหญ่wai phu yai | noun | B1 |
| parenthood | ความเป็นพ่อแม่khwam pen pho mae | noun | B1 |
| divorce | การหย่าร้างkan yarang | noun | B2 |
| relocation | การย้ายที่อยู่kan yai thi yu | noun | B2 |
| retirement | การเกษียณอายุkan kasian ayu | noun | B2 |
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You could start with words like พี่ชาย (phi chai, brother), ลูกสาว (luk sao, daughter), พ่อ (pho, father), ปู่/ตา (pu-ta, grandfather). This page lists 40 Thai words for family (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.
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