Food and drink รสชาติ rót-châat
taste, flavour noun
- rót high
- châat falling
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
ชิม chim
to taste, to try (food) verb
- chim mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
How to use it
รสชาติrót-châat is the taste of food. In shorter words it's just รสrót: on packets, รสต้มยำrót dtôm-yam is tom yum flavour, and strongly seasoned food is รสจัดrót jàt. MSG is "flavour-lifting powder", ผงชูรสpǒng-chuu-rót.
ชิมchim is to taste or try food: market vendors are happy to let you ชิมchim before you buy.
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:
- rot chat
- rod chat
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
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