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Thai Vocabulary: Thai Food 11 — Ordering food

Order exactly what you want and customise a Thai dish

ขอ
khɔ̌ɔ
rising tonerising
Auxiliary verb; Verb
to ask for, request, may I... [request permission]
Remember it by
caw

A black crow cawing loudly to ask for a shiny coin.

เอา
ao
mid tonemid
Verb
to take, get, want, bring, have [sex]
Remember it by
ow

A person saying 'ow!' after taking a sharp rose thorn.

ไม่เอา
mâi-ao
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-mid
don't want, no thanks
เอาอันนี้
ao-an-níi
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3high tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-mid-high
I'll take this one
ไม่เอาอันนี้
mâi-ao-an-níi
falling tone — syllable 1 of 4mid tone — syllable 2 of 4mid tone — syllable 3 of 4high tone — syllable 4 of 4falling-mid-mid-high
I don't want this one
เพิ่ม
phôem
falling tonefalling
Verb
to add, increase
ขอเพิ่ม
khɔ̌ɔ-phôoem
rising tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2rising-falling
ask for more
น้อย
nɔ́ɔi
high tonehigh
Adjective; Adverb
small [amount], little, few, less, slightly
มาก
mâak
falling tonefalling
Adjective; Adverb
very, much, many, a lot, numerous
Remember it by
mock

A tiny person stands beside an absurdly enormous mountain of objects and reacts to how much there is.

ไม่ใส่
mâi-sài
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-low
don't put in
ใส่
sài
low tonelow
verb
to put in, to add, to include, put in
ไม่เผ็ด
mâi-phèt
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-low
not spicy
เผ็ดน้อย
phèt-nɔ́ɔi
low tone — syllable 1 of 2high tone — syllable 2 of 2low-high
mildly spicy
เผ็ดมาก
phèt-mâak
low tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2low-falling
very spicy
หวานน้อย
wǎan-nɔ́ɔi
rising tone — syllable 1 of 2high tone — syllable 2 of 2rising-high
less sweet
หวานมาก
wǎan-mâak
rising tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2rising-falling
very sweet
ไม่ใส่น้ำตาล
mâi-sài-náam-dtaan
falling tone — syllable 1 of 4low tone — syllable 2 of 4high tone — syllable 3 of 4mid tone — syllable 4 of 4falling-low-high-mid
no sugar
ไม่ใส่น้ำปลา
mâi-sài-náam-bplaa
falling tone — syllable 1 of 4low tone — syllable 2 of 4high tone — syllable 3 of 4mid tone — syllable 4 of 4falling-low-high-mid
no fish sauce
จาน
jaan
mid tonemid
noun, classifier
plate, dish, classifier for plates, classifier for plates of food
Remember it by
John

A man named John holding a giant dinner plate.

ชาม
chaam
mid tonemid
noun
bowl
แก้ว
gâew
falling tonefalling
glass, cup
ช้อน
chɔ́ɔn
high tonehigh
noun
spoon
ส้อม
sɔ̂ɔm
falling tonefalling
noun
fork
ตะเกียบ
dtà-gìap
low tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2low-low
chopsticks
คิดเงิน
khít-ngoen
high tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2high-mid
ask for the bill, calculate the bill
บิล
bin
mid tonemid
bill, check

Vocabulary (26 words)

ขอ khɔ̌ɔ
to ask for, request, may I... [request permission]
เอา ao
to take, get, want, bring, have [sex]
ไม่เอา mâi-ao
don't want, no thanks
เอาอันนี้ ao-an-níi
I'll take this one
ไม่เอาอันนี้ mâi-ao-an-níi
I don't want this one
เพิ่ม phôem
to add, increase
ขอเพิ่ม khɔ̌ɔ-phôoem
ask for more
น้อย nɔ́ɔi
small [amount], little, few, less, slightly
มาก mâak
very, much, many, a lot, numerous
ไม่ใส่ mâi-sài
don't put in
ใส่ sài
to put in, to add, to include, put in
ไม่เผ็ด mâi-phèt
not spicy
เผ็ดน้อย phèt-nɔ́ɔi
mildly spicy
เผ็ดมาก phèt-mâak
very spicy
หวานน้อย wǎan-nɔ́ɔi
less sweet
หวานมาก wǎan-mâak
very sweet
ไม่ใส่น้ำตาล mâi-sài-náam-dtaan
no sugar
ไม่ใส่น้ำปลา mâi-sài-náam-bplaa
no fish sauce
จาน jaan
plate, dish, classifier for plates, classifier for plates of food
ชาม chaam
bowl
แก้ว gâew
glass, cup
ช้อน chɔ́ɔn
spoon
ส้อม sɔ̂ɔm
fork
ตะเกียบ dtà-gìap
chopsticks
คิดเงิน khít-ngoen
ask for the bill, calculate the bill
บิล bin
bill, check