Food and drinkIngredient in Thai
“Ingredient” in Thai is ส่วนผสมsùan-pà-sǒm; you'll also hear วัตถุดิบwát-tù-dìp (raw ingredients).
ingredients (of a dish); mixture noun
- sùan low
- pà low
- sǒm rising
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
ingredients, raw materials noun
- wát high
- tù low
- dìp low
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
How to use it
ส่วนผสมsùan-pà-sǒm, "mixed parts", is what goes into a dish or a drink, and on a packet the ingredients list says ส่วนประกอบsùan-bprà-gàwp. วัตถุดิบwát-tù-dìp, "raw material", is the fresh produce a kitchen buys at the market. With an allergy, just ask: มีถั่วไหมmii tùa mǎi, does it have nuts in it?
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:
- suan phasom
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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