Food and drink ลำไย lam-yai
longan noun
- lam mid
- yai mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
Classifier: ลูกlûuk · counting word for fruit and round things
How to use it
A small round fruit with a thin brown shell, sweet see-through flesh and a shiny black seed. Chiang Mai and Lamphun are longan country: the harvest peaks around July and August, and the fruit is sold in big bunches still on the branch.
Out of season it's dried, and longan juice, น้ำลำไยnáam lam-yai, is sold all year.
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:
- lumyai
- lam yay
- lamyay
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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