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Thai Vocabulary: Thai Food 10 — Drinks

Order common Thai drinks and describe them as hot, cold, sweet, or fresh

น้ำ
náam
high tonehigh
Noun
water, liquid, fluid, juice, river
Remember it by
nah

A person casually waves away a glass of water while saying, “Nah.”

น้ำเปล่า
náam-bplào
high tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2high-low
plain water
น้ำแข็ง
náam-khǎeng
high tone — syllable 1 of 2rising tone — syllable 2 of 2high-rising
ice
กาแฟ
gaa-fɛɛ
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-mid
noun
coffee
Remember it by
coffee

A giant steaming cup of coffee stands dramatically in front of a sleepy person.

กาแฟเย็น
gaa-fɛɛ-yen
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-mid-mid
iced coffee
กาแฟร้อน
gaa-fɛɛ-rɔ́ɔn
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3high tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-mid-high
hot coffee
ชา
chaa
mid tonemid
noun
tea
Remember it by
char

A steaming cup of tea sits beside a piece of wood turning into glowing charcoal.

ชาเย็น
chaa-yen
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-mid
Thai iced tea
ชาร้อน
chaa-rɔ́ɔn
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2high tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-high
hot tea
น้ำชา
náam-chaa
high tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2high-mid
tea
นม
nom
mid tonemid
noun
milk
นมเย็น
nom-yen
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-mid
pink milk drink
น้ำผลไม้
náam-phǒn-lá-máai
high tone — syllable 1 of 4rising tone — syllable 2 of 4high tone — syllable 3 of 4high tone — syllable 4 of 4high-rising-high-high
fruit juice
น้ำส้ม
náam-sôm
high tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2high-falling
orange juice
น้ำมะนาว
náam-má-naao
high tone — syllable 1 of 3high tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3high-high-mid
lime juice
น้ำมะพร้าว
náam-má-phráao
high tone — syllable 1 of 3high tone — syllable 2 of 3high tone — syllable 3 of 3high-high-high
coconut water
น้ำอัดลม
náam-àt-lom
high tone — syllable 1 of 3low tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3high-low-mid
soft drink, soda
น้ำหวาน
náam-wǎan
high tone — syllable 1 of 2rising tone — syllable 2 of 2high-rising
sweet drink
ปั่น
bpàn
low tonelow
blended, smoothie-style
หวาน
wǎan
rising tonerising
adjective
sweet
Remember it by
one

The number one is completely covered in dripping sugar and candy.

เย็น
yen
mid tonemid
adjective
cold, cool
Remember it by
yen

A giant Japanese yen coin sits inside a block of sparkling ice.

ร้อน
rɔ́ɔn
high tonehigh
adjective
hot
Remember it by
wrong

A person realizes they chose the wrong seat and is now sweating beside a blazing hot stove.

Vocabulary (22 words)

น้ำ náam
water, liquid, fluid, juice, river
น้ำเปล่า náam-bplào
plain water
น้ำแข็ง náam-khǎeng
ice
กาแฟ gaa-fɛɛ
coffee
กาแฟเย็น gaa-fɛɛ-yen
iced coffee
กาแฟร้อน gaa-fɛɛ-rɔ́ɔn
hot coffee
ชา chaa
tea
ชาเย็น chaa-yen
Thai iced tea
ชาร้อน chaa-rɔ́ɔn
hot tea
น้ำชา náam-chaa
tea
นม nom
milk
นมเย็น nom-yen
pink milk drink
น้ำผลไม้ náam-phǒn-lá-máai
fruit juice
น้ำส้ม náam-sôm
orange juice
น้ำมะนาว náam-má-naao
lime juice
น้ำมะพร้าว náam-má-phráao
coconut water
น้ำอัดลม náam-àt-lom
soft drink, soda
น้ำหวาน náam-wǎan
sweet drink
ปั่น bpàn
blended, smoothie-style
หวาน wǎan
sweet
เย็น yen
cold, cool
ร้อน rɔ́ɔn
hot