Recipe in Thai

“Recipe” in Thai is สูตรsùut.

สูตร sùut

recipe; formula noun

  • sùut low
  • Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

How to use it

สูตรsùut is one low syllable: the last letter is silent. It's a recipe and any formula: a secret sauce is a สูตรลับsùut láp, "secret formula", restaurants boast of their สูตรต้นตำรับsùut dtôn-dtam-ráp, the original recipe, and children chant the สูตรคูณsùut-kuun, the times tables. A written recipe is a สูตรอาหารsùut aa-hǎan.

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:

  • sut ahan

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
  • ส้มตำ sôm-dtam Papaya salad

    papaya salad, som tam

  • ก๋วยเตี๋ยว gǔay-dtǐaw Noodles

    noodle soup

  • ข้าวซอย kâao-sawy Khao soi

    khao soi (Chiang Mai's curry noodle soup)

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones