Cake in Thai

“Cake” in Thai is เค้กkéek.

เค้ก kéek

cake noun

kéek high

High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.

Classifier: ชิ้นchín · piece; counting word for pieces

How to use it

เค้กkéek is the English word said with a high tone. A birthday cake is เค้กวันเกิดkéek wan-gòet, and cafés sell cakes by the slice, ชิ้นchín. Thai favourites include coconut cake, เค้กมะพร้าวkéek má-práao, and soft pandan chiffon.

Traditional Thai cakes and sweets aren't เค้กkéek but ขนมkà-nǒm.

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:

kek
kayk
khek

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
ส้มตำ sôm-dtam Papaya salad
papaya salad, som tam
ก๋วยเตี๋ยว gǔay-dtǐaw Noodles
noodle soup
ข้าวซอย kâao-sawy Khao soi
khao soi (Chiang Mai's curry noodle soup)

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones