Describing things พิเศษ pí-sèet
special; extra (a bigger portion) adjective
- pí high
- sèet low
- 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.
How to use it
พิเศษpí-sèet is special, and at food stalls it's the word for a bigger portion: order พิเศษpí-sèet and you get more noodles or meat for a few baht more, while ธรรมดาtam-má-daa is the regular size. A special offer in a shop is a โปรbproo, short for promotion.
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:
- phiset
- pi set
- piset
- phi sed
- pi sed
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