Soft drink in Thai

“Soft drink” in Thai is น้ำอัดลมnáam-àt-lom; soda water is โซดาsoo-daa.

น้ำอัดลม náam-àt-lom

soft drink, fizzy drink noun

náam high
àt low
lom mid

High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

Parts: น้ำnáam water อัดàt to press, to compress ลมlom air, wind

โซดา soo-daa

soda water noun

soo mid
daa mid

Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.

How to use it

น้ำอัดลมnáam-àt-lom, "air-pressed water", is any fizzy soft drink; order by brand: Coke is โค้กkóok. Careful with soda: in Thailand โซดาsoo-daa means plain soda water, which Thais mix with whisky over ice.

You'll see bottles of red soda with straws set out at spirit houses: an offering, not a forgotten drink.

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:

nam adlom
nam at lom
nam ad lom
soda

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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