Thai Hobbies Vocabulary

Here are Thai words for hobbies to start with: ความสนุก (khwam sanuk, fun), ฟัง (fang, listen), ภาพยนตร์ (phapphayon, movie), ดนตรี (dontri, music). Below are 32 words (A1–C1) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 4 themed lists.

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Hobbies Basics

A1
EnglishThaiTypeLevel
collectเก็บสะสมkep sasomverbA1
enjoyเพลิดเพลินphloetphloenverbA1
funความสนุกkhwam sanuknounA1
listenฟังfangverbA1
movieภาพยนตร์phapphayonnounA1
musicดนตรีdontrinounA1
singร้องเพลงrong phlengverbA1
watchดูduverbA1

The rest of this pack is in the app

Hobbies Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishThaiTypeLevel
collectionการสะสมkan sasomnounA1
concertคอนเสิร์ตkhonsoetnounA1
gardenสวนsuannounA1
hobbyงานอดิเรกngan adireknounA1
paintingการวาดภาพkan wat phapnounA1
practiceการฝึกซ้อมkan fuek somnounA1
theaterโรงละครrong lakhonnounA1
drawingภาพวาดphap watnounA2

More from this pack waits in the app

Hobbies Advanced

B2–C1
EnglishThaiTypeLevel
leisurelyสบายๆsabai sabaiadjB2
artisanช่างฝีมือchang fimuenounC1
blacksmithingการตีเหล็กkan ti leknounC1
bookbindingการเย็บเล่มหนังสือkan yep lem nangsuenounC1
glassblowingการเป่าแก้วkan pao kaeonounC1
pastimeกิจกรรมยามว่างkitchakam yam wangnounC1
recreationalเพื่อนันทนาการphuea nanthanakanadjC1
taxidermyการสตัฟฟ์สัตว์kan satap satnounC1

Keep going with this pack in the app

Reading & Books

A2–B2
EnglishThaiTypeLevel
comicการ์ตูนkatunnounA2
short storyเรื่องสั้นrueang sannounA2
encyclopediaสารานุกรมsaranukromnounB1
graphic novelนวนิยายภาพnawaniyai phapnounB1
non-fictionสารคดีsarakhadinounB1
science fictionนิยายวิทยาศาสตร์niyai witthayasatnounB1
forewordคำนิยมkham niyomnounB2
prefaceคำนำkhamnamnounB2

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A sample of the A1–C1 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C1 words for hobbies. 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 hobbies?

You could start with words like ความสนุก (khwam sanuk, fun), ฟัง (fang, listen), ภาพยนตร์ (phapphayon, movie), ดนตรี (dontri, music). This page lists 32 Thai words for hobbies (A1–C1), 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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