Food and drink นม nom
milk noun
- nom mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
How to use it
Fresh milk is นมสดnom sòt. At 7-Eleven, read the carton: จืดjùuet, "bland", means plain, unsweetened milk, while หวานwǎan is sweetened. Sweetened condensed milk, นมข้นหวานnom kôn wǎan, goes into Thai iced tea and coffee and over roti, and นมเย็นnom yen, "cold milk", is bright pink iced milk with red syrup.
In casual speech นมnom also means breasts.
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:
- nohm
- nome
More food and drink in Thai
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- ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง kâao-nǐaw má-mûang Mango sticky rice
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