Food and drinkSoup in Thai
“Soup” in Thai is ซุปsúp; the mild Thai clear soup is แกงจืดgaeng-jùuet.
soup (Western-style); broth noun
- súp high
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
clear soup (mild, not spicy) noun Thai clear soup
- gaeng mid
- jùuet low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
How to use it
ซุปsúp is the borrowed word for Western soups like mushroom or corn soup, and broth is น้ำซุปnáam súp, like the little bowl that comes with chicken rice. Thai soups have their own names: แกงจืดgaeng-jùuet, a "bland curry" of clear broth with tofu, minced pork, glass noodles or vegetables, is the mild one families eat with rice; ต้มยำdtôm-yam and ต้มข่าdtôm-kàa are the spicy, sour ones.
At a noodle stall, soup is simply น้ำnáam, water: ก๋วยเตี๋ยวน้ำgǔay-dtǐaw náam is noodle soup.
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:
- soop
- gaeng jued
- kaeng chuet
- gaeng jeut
- kaeng jued
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