Learning how to order food in Thai is one of the most useful skills for travelers and Thai language learners. Whether you’re enjoying street food or dining in a restaurant, knowing a few simple phrases will make your experience smoother and more enjoyable.
Today, we’ll practice 3 real-life dialogs in Thai with English translations. You’ll also learn key grammar points, cultural tips, and test yourself at the end.
✅ Dialog 1: Ordering at a Street Food Stall
Thai:
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āļĨูāļāļ้āļē: āļŠāļ§ัāļŠāļีāļāļĢัāļ āļĄีāļัāļāđāļāļĒāđāļŦāļĄāļāļĢัāļ?
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āđāļĄ่āļ้āļē: āļĄีāļ่āļ° āļāļ°āđāļāļēāđāļāļāļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļāļēāļŦāļĢืāļāđāļŠ่āļุ้āļāļāļĢัāļ?
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āļĨูāļāļ้āļē: āđāļāļēāđāļāļāđāļŠ่āļุ้āļāļŦāļึ่āļāļāļēāļāļāļĢัāļ āđāļŠ่āļุāļāļāļĨัāļāļ้āļēāļāđāļ้āđāļŦāļĄāļāļĢัāļ?
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āđāļĄ่āļ้āļē: āđāļ้āļ่āļ° āļĢāļāļŠัāļāļāļĢู่āļāļ°āļāļ°
English Translation:
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Customer: Hello, do you have Pad Thai?
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Vendor: Yes, would you like the regular one or with shrimp?
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Customer: I’ll have one with shrimp. Can you pack it to go?
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Vendor: Sure, please wait a moment.
Key Vocabulary:
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āļĄี…āđāļŦāļĄ (mii … mai) = Do you have…?
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āđāļāļāļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļāļē (bàep tham-ma-daa) = Regular/plain
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āđāļŠ่āļุ้āļ (sai gûng) = With shrimp
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āđāļŠ่āļุāļāļāļĨัāļāļ้āļēāļ (sai thǔng glàp bâan) = Pack to go
Grammar Tip:
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āđāļŦāļĄ (mai) is a common question particle used to turn a statement into a yes/no question.
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āļĄีāļัāļāđāļāļĒ (mii pad thai) = There is Pad Thai
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āļĄีāļัāļāđāļāļĒāđāļŦāļĄ (mii pad thai mai?) = Do you have Pad Thai?
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✅ Dialog 2: Ordering Drinks in a CafÃĐ
Thai:
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āļĨูāļāļ้āļē: āļŠāļ§ัāļŠāļีāļāļĢัāļ āļāļāļāđāļĄāļĢิāļāļēāđāļ่āđāļĒ็āļāđāļ้āļ§āļึāļāļāļĢัāļ
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āļāļัāļāļāļēāļ: āļŦāļ§āļēāļāļāļāļิāđāļŦāļĄāļāļ°?
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āļĨูāļāļ้āļē: āļāļāļŦāļ§āļēāļāļ้āļāļĒāļāļĢัāļ āđāļĨ้āļ§āļ็āđāļŠ่āļāļĄāđāļิ่āļĄāđāļ้āđāļŦāļĄāļāļĢัāļ?
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āļāļัāļāļāļēāļ: āđāļ้āļ่āļ° āļĢāļ§āļĄāđāļ็āļ 70 āļāļēāļāļāļ°āļāļ°
English Translation:
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Customer: Hello, can I have one iced Americano?
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Staff: Normal sweetness?
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Customer: Less sweet, please. And can you add extra milk?
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Staff: Sure. That will be 70 baht.
Key Vocabulary:
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āđāļ้āļ§āļึāļ (gÉ̂Éo nueng) = One cup/glass
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āļŦāļ§āļēāļāļāļāļิ (wǎan bpÃēk-ga-dti) = Normal sweetness
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āļŦāļ§āļēāļāļ้āļāļĒ (wǎan nÉ́Éi) = Less sweet
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āđāļิ่āļĄ (pÊrng) = Add / extra
Cultural Tip:
In Thailand, people often adjust drink sweetness. Learn these words:
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āļŦāļ§āļēāļāļ้āļāļĒ (wǎan nÉ́Éi) = less sweet
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āđāļĄ่āļŦāļ§āļēāļ (mâi wǎan) = not sweet at all
✅ Dialog 3: Dining in a Restaurant
Thai:
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āļāļัāļāļāļēāļ: āļŠāļ§ัāļŠāļีāļāļĢัāļ āļĢัāļāļāļ°āđāļĢāļีāļāļ°?
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āļĨูāļāļ้āļē: āđāļāļēāļ้āļĄāļĒāļģāļุ้āļāļŦāļึ่āļāļี่ āļ้āļēāļ§āļŠāļ§āļĒāļŠāļāļāļี่āļāļĢัāļ
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āļāļัāļāļāļēāļ: āļĢัāļāđāļāļĢื่āļāļāļื่āļĄāļāļ°āđāļĢāđāļิ่āļĄāđāļŦāļĄāļāļ°?
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āļĨูāļāļ้āļē: āļ้āļģāđāļāļĨ่āļēāļŠāļāļāļāļ§āļāļāļĢัāļ
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āļāļัāļāļāļēāļ: āđāļ้āļ่āļ° āļĢāļāļŠัāļāļāļĢู่āļāļ°āļāļ°
English Translation:
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Staff: Hello, what would you like to order?
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Customer: One Tom Yum soup and two servings of rice.
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Staff: Would you like any drinks?
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Customer: Two bottles of water, please.
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Staff: Sure, please wait a moment.
Key Vocabulary:
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āļĢัāļāļāļ°āđāļĢāļี (rÃĄp à -rai dii?) = What would you like?
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āļŦāļึ่āļāļี่ (nÃđeng thÃŪi) = One portion
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āļ้āļēāļ§āļŠāļ§āļĒāļŠāļāļāļี่ (khÃĒao sÅay sĮawng thÃŪi) = Two servings of rice
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āļ้āļģāđāļāļĨ่āļē (nÃĄam bplà ao) = Plain water
Grammar Tip:
Thai doesn’t use plural forms like English. āļŠāļāļāļี่ means “two portions,” but āļี่ stays the same.
✅ Quick Thai Ordering Tips
✔ Say āļŠāļ§ัāļŠāļีāļāļĢัāļ/āļ่āļ° (sa-wat-dee khrÃĄp/khÃĒ) politely before ordering.
✔ Always end with āļāļĢัāļ/āļ่āļ° for politeness.
✔ Learn the difference between āļิāļāļี่āļี่ (gin thÃŪi-nÃŪi) = eat here and āđāļŠ่āļุāļāļāļĨัāļāļ้āļēāļ (sai thÅng glà p bÃĒan) = take away.
ð Mini Test – Can You Choose the Right Answer?
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How to ask “Do you have fried rice?”
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A) āļĄีāļ้āļēāļ§āļัāļāđāļŦāļĄāļāļĢัāļ?
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B) āļิāļāļ้āļēāļ§āļัāļāļāļĢัāļ?
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C) āđāļāļēāļ้āļēāļ§āļัāļāļāļĢัāļ?
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How to say “less sweet, please” in Thai?
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A) āļāļāđāļĄ่āļŦāļ§āļēāļāļāļĢัāļ
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B) āļāļāļŦāļ§āļēāļāļāļāļิāļāļĢัāļ
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C) āļāļāļŦāļ§āļēāļāļ้āļāļĒāļāļĢัāļ
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If you want to eat there, you say…
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A) āđāļŠ่āļุāļāļāļĨัāļāļ้āļēāļ
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B) āļิāļāļี่āļี่
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C) āđāļĄ่āđāļŠ่āļุāļ
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✅ Answers: 1-A, 2-C, 3-B
✅ Summary
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āđāļŦāļĄ (mai) is used for yes/no questions.
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āđāļ่āļĨāļ°āļี่ (per portion) doesn’t change for plural.
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Politeness matters—always add āļāļĢัāļ/āļ่āļ°.
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Practice these dialogs often to gain confidence.
Learning to order food in Thai makes your experience more fun and friendly. Plus, Thai vendors appreciate your effort!
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