Everyday expressions
Food and drinkEnjoy your meal in Thai
“Enjoy your meal” in Thai is ทานให้อร่อยtaan hâi à-ràwy; you'll also hear กินให้อร่อยgin hâi à-ràwy (casual).
enjoy your meal (polite) phrase
- taan mid
- hâi falling
- à low
- ràwy low
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
enjoy your food (casual) phrase
- gin mid
- hâi falling
- à low
- ràwy low
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
How to use it
ทานให้อร่อยtaan hâi à-ràwy, "eat deliciously", is the Thai "enjoy your meal": the waiter says it as the food arrives, and hosts say it to guests. ทานtaan is the polite word for "eat"; with friends it's กินgin. Before a shared meal, Thais invite everyone to start with กินข้าวกันgin kâao gan, let's eat, or a simple เชิญchoen, please, go ahead.
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:
- tan hai aroi
- taan hai aroy
- gin hai aroi
- kin hai aroi
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