Food and drinkOrganic in Thai
“Organic” in Thai is ออร์แกนิกaw-gae-nìk; you'll also hear อินทรีย์in-sii (formal).
organic adjective
- aw mid
- gae mid
- nìk low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
organic (formal) adjective
- in mid
- sii mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
How to use it
ออร์แกนิกaw-gae-nìk is English organic, with a low tone at the end like other words ending in -ic, such as คลินิกklí-nìk, clinic, and เทคนิคték-nìk, technique. Shops and menus spell it several ways, ออแกนิคaw-gae-nìk among them. Labels and official papers use the Thai word, อินทรีย์in-sii: organic farming is เกษตรอินทรีย์gà-sèet in-sii, and the government's organic mark reads Organic Thailand.
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:
- organik
- or gae nik
- ogenik
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