Food and drinkyellow curry (mild, Indian-style) noun
- gaeng mid
- gà low
- rìi low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
How to use it
The mildest Thai curry: coconut milk with turmeric and curry powder, potatoes and onions, usually with chicken. Order it when you can't take the heat. Say the whole name, แกงกะหรี่gaeng-gà-rìi: on its own, กะหรี่gà-rìi is also crude slang for a prostitute.
In the South, แกงเหลืองgaeng-lǔeang, literally "yellow curry", is a different dish: a sour, very spicy fish curry with no coconut milk.
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:
- gaeng kari
- kaeng kari
- gaeng garee
- kaeng karee
- gang ka ree
- gaeng karii
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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