noodle soup; noodles noun
- gǔay rising
- dtǐaw rising
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
Both syllables are rising. Every soi has a noodle stall: you pick the noodles and the meat.
Taught in Unit 5 · Lesson 1: At the food stall of the free course.
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Ordering noodle soup takes three choices. First the noodles: thin rice noodles เส้นเล็กsêen-lék, wide flat ones เส้นใหญ่sêen-yài or yellow egg noodles บะหมี่bà-mìi. Then soup or dry: น้ำnáam or แห้งhâeng. Then the meat, such as pork, beef or ลูกชิ้นlûuk-chín, meatballs.
Taste before you add anything, then season the bowl yourself from the เครื่องปรุงkrûeang-bprung on the table: sugar, chilli flakes, fish sauce and chillies in vinegar.
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:
- kuay teow
- kuai tiao
- guay tiew
- kuay tiew
- guaytiaw
- kway teow
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- ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง kâao-nǐaw má-mûang Mango sticky rice
- อาหาร aa-hǎan Food
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