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Thai Vocabulary: Thai Food 1 — Essential dishes

Recognise the Thai dishes you are most likely to see and eat

ข้าว
kâao
falling tonefalling
noun
rice, meal
Remember it by
cow

A giant cow stands in the middle of a rice field surrounded by bowls of rice.

ข้าวสวย
khâao-sǔai
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2rising tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-rising
steamed rice
ข้าวเหนียว
kâao-nǐao
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2rising tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-rising
noun
sticky rice
ข้าวผัด
kâao-pàt
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-low
noun
fried rice
ผัดไทย
phàt-thai
low tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2low-mid
pad thai
ต้มยำ
dtôm-yam
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-mid
tom yum
ต้มข่า
dtôm-khàa
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-low
tom kha
แกงเขียวหวาน
gaeng-khǐao-wǎan
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3rising tone — syllable 2 of 3rising tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-rising-rising
green curry
แกงแดง
gaeng-daeng
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-mid
red curry
แกงพะแนง
gaeng-pha-nɛɛng
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-mid-mid
panang curry
แกงมัสมั่น
gaeng-mát-sà-màn
mid tone — syllable 1 of 4high tone — syllable 2 of 4low tone — syllable 3 of 4low tone — syllable 4 of 4mid-high-low-low
massaman curry
ส้มตำ
sôm-dtam
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-mid
papaya salad
ลาบ
lâap
falling tonefalling
spicy minced meat salad
ไก่ย่าง
gài-yâang
low tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2low-falling
noun
grilled chicken
หมูปิ้ง
mǔu-pîng
rising tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2rising-falling
noun
grilled pork (skewers)
ก๋วยเตี๋ยว
gǔai-dtǐao
rising tone — syllable 1 of 2rising tone — syllable 2 of 2rising-rising
noodles, noodle soup
ผัดกะเพรา
phàt-gà-phrao
low tone — syllable 1 of 3low tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3low-low-mid
stir-fried meat with holy basil
ข้าวมันไก่
khâao-man-gài
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3low tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-mid-low
chicken rice
ข้าวขาหมู
khâao-khǎa-mǔu
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3rising tone — syllable 2 of 3rising tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-rising-rising
braised pork leg with rice
ข้าวหมูแดง
khâao-mǔu-daeng
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3rising tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-rising-mid
red pork with rice

Vocabulary (20 words)

ข้าว kâao
rice, meal
ข้าวสวย khâao-sǔai
steamed rice
ข้าวเหนียว kâao-nǐao
sticky rice
ข้าวผัด kâao-pàt
fried rice
ผัดไทย phàt-thai
pad thai
ต้มยำ dtôm-yam
tom yum
ต้มข่า dtôm-khàa
tom kha
แกงเขียวหวาน gaeng-khǐao-wǎan
green curry
แกงแดง gaeng-daeng
red curry
แกงพะแนง gaeng-pha-nɛɛng
panang curry
แกงมัสมั่น gaeng-mát-sà-màn
massaman curry
ส้มตำ sôm-dtam
papaya salad
ลาบ lâap
spicy minced meat salad
ไก่ย่าง gài-yâang
grilled chicken
หมูปิ้ง mǔu-pîng
grilled pork (skewers)
ก๋วยเตี๋ยว gǔai-dtǐao
noodles, noodle soup
ผัดกะเพรา phàt-gà-phrao
stir-fried meat with holy basil
ข้าวมันไก่ khâao-man-gài
chicken rice
ข้าวขาหมู khâao-khǎa-mǔu
braised pork leg with rice
ข้าวหมูแดง khâao-mǔu-daeng
red pork with rice