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Originally Posted by Mustang
Some questions:kai and khai how do I pronounce them differently since it's very hard to soak up a chicken with a piece of toast. 
There seems to be more than one word for fried.Which is the most common or does it depend on what's being cooked?
Do the Thai use "and" between items when ordering?
Kafae ron sai nom Mmmm I thought I was ordering hot coffee with milk but isn't that nom sod?What would sugar be?
And of course, what is the most polite way to order. |
Kai is the word for chicken and is pronounced "gai" (like guy in English). BTW, Ko Samui is actually pronounced Goh Samui, Goh like God without the d at end. Same for Ko Phi Phi.
Khai means egg. H after K means it sounds like a K. Otherwise, K sounds like G, unless it is at the end of a word, in which case, it sounds like K again.
Pad means stir-fried. Tot means fried.
I don't think they usually say "and" in between, but it's probably ok to. The word for "and" is "lae" (sounds like English word "lad" without the d at the end). But when they are talking fast, it sounds more like la. Or you can add "duai" at the end, which more or less means "also" and sounds a bit like "dewey." Or sometimes "laew" means "and", especially if it is used with goh, as in "laew goh," which means then or "and then." "Laew" sound like lad but remove the d at the end and replace it with "o", then say it fast and high-pitched.
Nom sod means fresh milk(as opposed to condensed milk or powdered milk). The word for sugar is "nam taan."
When ordering it is OK to say "Ao" then what you want, which means "I want" whatever, or "I get" whatever. Or you can say "Khoh" then what you want, which means "May I have," whatever. Khoh(sounds like caw) is a bit more polite. Ao sounds like "Ou" as in ouch!
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