Food and drink กะหล่ำปลี gà-làm-bplii
cabbage noun
- gà low
- làm low
- bplii mid
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
Classifier: หัวhǔa · head
How to use it
Often shortened to กะหล่ำgà-làm. Wedges of raw cabbage come with som tam, larb and grilled chicken, and กะหล่ำปลีทอดน้ำปลาgà-làm-bplii tâwt náam-bplaa, cabbage fried in fish sauce until it's golden at the edges, is a much-loved simple dish.
Chinese cabbage is a different word: ผักกาดขาวpàk-gàat-kǎao, "white greens".
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:
- kalam plee
- ka lam pli
- galam plii
- kalumplee
- ka lam plee
More food and drink in Thai
All food and drink- ข้าว kâao Rice
- ข้าวเหนียว kâao-nǐaw Sticky rice
- ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง kâao-nǐaw má-mûang Mango sticky rice
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