Consume in Thai

“Consume” in Thai is บริโภคbaw-rí-pôok.

บริโภค baw-rí-pôok

to consume, to eat (formal) verb

baw mid
rí high
pôok falling

High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”

How to use it

บริโภคbaw-rí-pôok is "to consume": food labels say ควรบริโภคก่อนkuan baw-rí-pôok gàwn, "best before", and the expiry date is วันหมดอายุwan mòt aa-yú. A consumer is ผู้บริโภคpûu-baw-rí-pôok.

In conversation, of course, people กินgin and ดื่มdùuem.

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:

boriphok
borripok
baw ri pok
boripook

More formal words in Thai

All formal words

การ gaan Kaan (prefix)
-ing, -tion: turns a verb into a noun (the act of …)
ความ kwaam Kwaam (prefix)
-ness (turns a verb or adjective into a noun)
นัก nák Nak (prefix)
-er, -ist: someone who does it (as a job or a passion)
ซึ่ง sûeng Who, which (formal)
which, who (adds information; formal, written)
เมื่อ mûea When (formal)
when, once (formal)
จึง jueng Therefore
so, therefore (before the verb of the result)

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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