Food and drinkThai tea in Thai
“Thai tea” in Thai is ชาเย็นchaa yen; you'll also hear ชาไทยchaa tai (menus).
iced Thai tea with milk noun what you order
- chaa mid
- yen mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
Classifier: แก้วgâew · glass, cup
Thai tea noun menus
- chaa mid
- tai mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
How to use it
Strong black tea, usually from a ready-made Thai tea mix with flavouring and the colouring that gives it its famous orange colour, sweetened with sugar and condensed milk and poured over ice. At a street stall you order ชาเย็นchaa yen, "cold tea"; ชาไทยchaa tai is the name on café menus.
The standard drink is very sweet, so ask for หวานน้อยwǎan náwy (less sweet). Without milk it's ชาดำเย็นchaa dam yen, iced black tea.
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:
- cha yen
- cha thai
- cha yen thai
- chayen
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