Shrimp in Thai

“Shrimp” in Thai is กุ้งgûng.

กุ้ง gûng

shrimp, prawn noun

gûng falling

Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”

Classifier: ตัวdtua · counting word for animals, clothes, tables and chairs

How to use it

กุ้งgûng (falling tone) covers shrimp and prawns of every size; big river prawns are กุ้งแม่น้ำgûng mâe-náam. The famous hot and sour soup is ต้มยำกุ้งdtôm-yam gûng.

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:

goong
kung
koong

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