Dry in Thai

“Dry” in Thai is แห้งhâeng.

แห้ง hâeng

dry; dried adjective

  • hâeng falling
  • Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”

How to use it

แห้งhâeng is dry: laundry, skin, a riverbed in March. On menus it means without soup: ก๋วยเตี๋ยวแห้งgǔay-dtǐaw hâeng is noodles served dry, with the broth on the side or none at all, and dried fish at the market is ปลาแห้งbplaa hâeng.

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:

  • heng
  • hang
  • haeeng

More describing things in Thai

All describing things
  • ดี dii Good
  • ไม่ดี mâi dii Bad

    bad, not good

  • ดีกว่า dii gwàa Better
  • ดีที่สุด dii tîi-sùt Best

    the best

  • ชอบที่สุด châwp tîi-sùt Favourite

    favourite (literally 'like the most')

  • สุดยอด sùt-yâwt Awesome

    awesome, amazing, the best

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