VIDEO: Ordering Food in Thai Like a Local

Impress Your Friends by Ordering Food in Thai at Restaurant

Ordering something to eat can be a challenge if you cannot eat certain things because of your religion or health or you are just a picky eater. Even if you know exactly what to say, you might be worried that the waiters won’t understand you, or that you won’t say the right thing.

The script of the role-play in this lesson:

Waitress: สวัสดีค่ะ รับอะไรดีคะ

/sà-wàt dii kâ, ráp à-rai dii ká?/

Hi! What would you like to order?

Customer: เอาผัดไทยค่ะ /ao pàd-tai kâ/ I would like to have Pad Thai.

พิเศษเส้น /pí-sèet sên/ Extra noodles

พิเศษซอส /pí-sèet sâwd/ Extra sauce

พิเศษถั่ว /pí-sèet tùa/ Extra peanuts

แล้วก็พิเศษกุ้งค่ะ /láew-gâw pí-sèet gûng kâ/ And extra shrimps

Waitress: เครื่องดื่มหล่ะคะ รับอะไรดีคะ

/krûeang dùen là ká, ráp à-rai dii ká/

What about drinks? What would you like to have?

Customer: เอากาแฟเย็นค่ะ /ao gaa-fae yen kâ/ I would like to have iced coffee please.

แต่หวานน้อยนะคะ /dtàe wăan náwi ná ká/ But less sweet

น้ำแข็งน้อย /náam-kăeng náwi/ Less ice

กาแฟน้อยด้วยค่ะ /gaa-fae náwi dûai kâ/ Less coffee as well.

อ้อ ผัดไทไม่ใส่ผักนะคะ /Oh! pàt-tai mâi sài pàk ná ká/ Pad Thai with no vegetable please.

ไม่ใส่พริก /mâi sài prík/No chillies.

ไม่ใส่กระเทียม /mâi sài grà-tiam/ No garlic.

แล้วก็ไม่ใส่หอมแดงด้วยค่ะ/láew-gâw mâi sài hăwm daeng dûai kâ/ And no red onion either.

Waitress: ได้ค่ะ รอสักครู่นะคะ /dâai kâ, raw sàk-krûu ná ká/ Ok, please wait a moment

Now you can place your orders with confidence! Also, remember to speak loudly and clearly in any food or drink environment, so that the employees can understand you.

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