Food and drinklychee noun
- lín high
- jìi 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.
Classifier: ลูกlûuk · counting word for fruit and round things
How to use it
ลิ้นจี่lín-jìi comes from Chinese, like the English word: a high tone, then a low one. Thai lychees grow in the cool hills of the North, around Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and Phayao, and the fresh fruit is in season for a few weeks around May.
The rest of the year you'll find lychee juice, น้ำลิ้นจี่náam lín-jìi, lychees in syrup, and lychees in roast duck red curry.
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:
- linchi
- lin jee
- linji
- lin chi
- lynchee
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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