Food and drinkIce cream in Thai
“Ice cream” in Thai is ไอติมai-dtim; you'll also hear ไอศกรีมai-sà-griim (signs and menus).
ice cream noun everyday
- ai mid
- dtim mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
ice cream (on signs and menus) noun
- ai mid
- sà low
- griim mid
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
How to use it
Everyone says ไอติมai-dtim; ไอศกรีมai-sà-griim is the full word on shop signs and menus. Try ไอติมกะทิai-dtim gà-tí, coconut ice cream, sold from carts in a cup or a bread bun, topped with peanuts, sticky rice or sweet corn. Old-style ice cream sellers ring a bell as they ride through the soi.
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:
- aitim
- ai tim
- itim
- ai sa krim
- aisakrim
- ice tim
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
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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones