Food and drinkBeef in Thai
“Beef” in Thai is เนื้อวัวnúea-wua; you'll also hear เนื้อnúea (on menus).
beef noun cow meat
- núea high
- wua mid
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
beef; meat, flesh noun on menus
- núea high
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
How to use it
On menus and at noodle stalls, beef is just เนื้อnúea, "meat": ก๋วยเตี๋ยวเนื้อgǔay-dtǐaw núea is beef noodle soup. To be completely clear, say เนื้อวัวnúea-wua, "cow meat". Meat in general is เนื้อสัตว์núea-sàt.
Some Thais never eat beef, often for religious reasons, so ask before you cook for someone.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- neua
- nua
- neua wua
- nua wua
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