20 common words and phrases that includes รัก (rák) “love” in Thai

Let’s expand Thai vocabulary from learning 20 compound words and phrases that include the word รัก (rák) or to love in Thai.

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Tips to learn Thai

Every time I want to look for a word or translation of a word in Thai, I normally visit the website http://thai-language.com.  To make more of this, I like to search Thai words to find synonyms and words that are related or contained the word you put in.

Many of these 20 words are also from the result of my search. I handpicked these phrases to teach you. So you can be sure that they are up-to-date and commonly used. 

Word and phrase list

 

1. รักแรก rák râek = first love

2. รักแรกพบ rák râek pób = love at frist sight

3. รักคุณเท่าฟ้า rák kun tâo fáa = My love for you is as big as the sky.

4. รักชาติ rák châad = to be patriotic

5. รักเดียวใจเดียว rák diiaw jai diiaw = to be faithful to one’s spouse or lover

6. รักแท้ rák-táe = true love

7. รักนวลสงวนตัว rák-nuan sà-ngǔan-dtua = to be reserved; shy; modest (traditional Thai value for ladies)

8. รักพี่เสียดายน้อง rák-pîi sǐa-daai nóorng = to be unable to make a choice; to be in two minds 

9. รักร่วมเพศ rák-rûam-pêd = homosexual

10. รักวัวให้ผูก รักลูกให้ตี râk wua hâi pùuk, râk lûuk hâi dtii = “Spare the rod, and spoil the child.” (Thai idoim)

11. รักสามเส้า rák sǎam sâo = triangle love 

12. รักสนุก rák sà-nùk = pleasure-loving

13. รักสบาย rák sà-baai = lazy

14. รักหลับ rák làb = to caress (someone) to sleep or while (he or she is) sleeping

15. รักใคร่สามัคคี rák-krâi sǎ-mâk-kii = to be united

16. รักแท้แพ้ระยะทาง rák-táe páe rá-yá-taang = Distance deteats true love

17. เรื่องราวความรัก rûeng-raaw kwaam-rák = Love story

18. รักร้าว rák-ráaw = broken love

19. ตกหลุมรัก dtòk lum rák = to fall in love

20. ความรักบังตา kwaam-rák bang-dtaa = to be blinded by love\

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