Dining & Eating Out

Thai food can be quite hot and spicy. Most noodle stall vendors might ask you if you can eat spicy food (gin phet dai mai?). Answer "dai" for yes, "mai dai" for no and "dai nit noi" for a little.

Spicy

Is it spicy? - phet mai

I don't want spicy - maiow phet

I want it a little spicy - ow phet nit deow

I like spicy food - chorbar hanphet

When you are eating, someone will probably say to you "aroi mai?" which means "Is it delicious?"

Delicious - a-roi

Not Delicious - mai a-roi

Taste

You can taste it first - chim gorn dai

Sweet - wahn

Bitter - khom

Sour -briaw

Salty - khem

Spicy - phet