Food and drinkto grill, to roast (over a fire); grilled verb
- yâang falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
to grill, to toast (small things); toasted verb skewers, toast
- bpîng falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
How to use it
ย่างyâang is grilling meat or fish slowly over charcoal: ไก่ย่างgài-yâang, grilled pork neck คอหมูย่างkaw mǔu yâang and the beef dish "crying tiger", เสือร้องไห้sǔea ráwng-hâai. ปิ้งbpîng is quicker, for small things and skewers: หมูปิ้งmǔu-bpîng, grilled bananas and toast.
Roasting food directly in the flames or embers until the skin chars is เผาpǎo, as in salt-crusted grilled fish, ปลาเผาbplaa pǎo.
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:
- yang
- ping
- pao
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- ข้าวเหนียว kâao-nǐaw Sticky rice
- ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง kâao-nǐaw má-mûang Mango sticky rice
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