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Thai Vocabulary: Thai Food 20 — Seafood

Recognise common Thai seafood dishes and ingredients

กุ้ง
gûng
falling tonefalling
noun
shrimp
ปู
bpuu
mid tonemid
noun
crab
ปลาหมึก
bplaa-mʉ̀k
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-low
squid
หอย
hɔ̌ɔi
rising tonerising
shellfish, clam
หอยนางรม
hɔ̌ɔi-naang-rom
rising tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3rising-mid-mid
oyster
หอยแมลงภู่
hɔ̌ɔi-má-laeng-phûu
rising tone — syllable 1 of 4high tone — syllable 2 of 4mid tone — syllable 3 of 4falling tone — syllable 4 of 4rising-high-mid-falling
mussel
หอยแครง
hɔ̌ɔi-khrɛɛng
rising tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2rising-mid
cockle
ปลา
plaa
mid tonemid
noun
fish
Remember it by
blah

A funny fish opens its mouth and loudly says “blah” while splashing in a bowl.

ปลาทู
bplaa-thuu
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-mid
mackerel
ปลากะพง
bplaa-gà-phong
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3low tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-low-mid
sea bass
ปลาช่อน
bplaa-chɔ̂ɔn
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-falling
snakehead fish
ปลาดุก
bplaa-dùk
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-low
catfish
ปลาทอด
bplaa-thɔ̂ɔt
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-falling
fried fish
ปลานึ่ง
bplaa-nʉ̂ng
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-falling
steamed fish
ปลาย่าง
bplaa-yâang
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-falling
grilled fish
กุ้งเผา
gûng-pǎo
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2rising tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-rising
noun
grilled shrimp
กุ้งทอด
gûng-thɔ̂ɔt
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-falling
fried shrimp
กุ้งแช่น้ำปลา
gûng-chɛ̂ɛ-náam-bplaa
falling tone — syllable 1 of 4falling tone — syllable 2 of 4high tone — syllable 3 of 4mid tone — syllable 4 of 4falling-falling-high-mid
raw shrimp in fish sauce
ปูนึ่ง
bpuu-nʉ̂ng
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-falling
steamed crab
ปูผัดผงกะหรี่
bpuu-phàt-phǒng-gà-rìi
mid tone — syllable 1 of 5low tone — syllable 2 of 5rising tone — syllable 3 of 5low tone — syllable 4 of 5low tone — syllable 5 of 5mid-low-rising-low-low
crab stir-fried with curry powder
ปลาหมึกย่าง
plaa-mʉ̀k yâang
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3low tone — syllable 2 of 3falling tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-low-falling
noun
grilled squid
หอยทอด
hɔ̌ɔi-thɔ̂ɔt
rising tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2rising-falling
oyster omelette
ต้มยำกุ้ง
dtôm-yam-gûng
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3falling tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-mid-falling
tom yum shrimp soup
ต้มยำทะเล
dtôm-yam-thá-lay
falling tone — syllable 1 of 4mid tone — syllable 2 of 4high tone — syllable 3 of 4mid tone — syllable 4 of 4falling-mid-high-mid
tom yum seafood soup
ทะเล
tá-lee
high tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2high-mid
noun
sea (used in อาหารทะเล for seafood)

Vocabulary (25 words)

กุ้ง gûng
shrimp
ปู bpuu
crab
ปลาหมึก bplaa-mʉ̀k
squid
หอย hɔ̌ɔi
shellfish, clam
หอยนางรม hɔ̌ɔi-naang-rom
oyster
หอยแมลงภู่ hɔ̌ɔi-má-laeng-phûu
mussel
หอยแครง hɔ̌ɔi-khrɛɛng
cockle
ปลา plaa
fish
ปลาทู bplaa-thuu
mackerel
ปลากะพง bplaa-gà-phong
sea bass
ปลาช่อน bplaa-chɔ̂ɔn
snakehead fish
ปลาดุก bplaa-dùk
catfish
ปลาทอด bplaa-thɔ̂ɔt
fried fish
ปลานึ่ง bplaa-nʉ̂ng
steamed fish
ปลาย่าง bplaa-yâang
grilled fish
กุ้งเผา gûng-pǎo
grilled shrimp
กุ้งทอด gûng-thɔ̂ɔt
fried shrimp
กุ้งแช่น้ำปลา gûng-chɛ̂ɛ-náam-bplaa
raw shrimp in fish sauce
ปูนึ่ง bpuu-nʉ̂ng
steamed crab
ปูผัดผงกะหรี่ bpuu-phàt-phǒng-gà-rìi
crab stir-fried with curry powder
ปลาหมึกย่าง plaa-mʉ̀k yâang
grilled squid
หอยทอด hɔ̌ɔi-thɔ̂ɔt
oyster omelette
ต้มยำกุ้ง dtôm-yam-gûng
tom yum shrimp soup
ต้มยำทะเล dtôm-yam-thá-lay
tom yum seafood soup
ทะเล tá-lee
sea (used in อาหารทะเล for seafood)