Thai Words and Phrases of 2024

Catch up on the Thai slang everyone was using in 2024! This lesson goes through the year’s most popular catchphrases (วลีเด็ด) one by one. For each, you’ll hear what it means, where it came from, and how Thai people use it in conversation and social media comments, from ใจฟู and ทำถึง to กี่โมง and แต่ละมื้อแต่ละเดย์. You’ll also pick up related words like อวย and คำซ้อน, and learn when it’s safe to use กู and when it isn’t.

Thai Vocabulary:
เทสดี (tét-dii) – Having good taste
ใจฟู (jai fuu) – Heartwarmed / Feeling really happy
ฉ่ำ (chàm) – To the max / Going all out
กี่โมง (gìi moong) – “Yeah, right” / As if that will ever happen

Slang changes fast, and knowing what’s trending helps you understand natural Thai online and among friends. How many of these have you already heard?

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Thai Words and Phrases of 2024

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