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Thai Vegetable Vocaulary Posted by on Oct 8, 2015 in Beginner

We recently posted some Thai fruit vocabulary, so we might as well cover vegetables (ผัก – pàk) next. Here are 25 vegetables in English and Thai. Study them and try to do your grocery shopping in Thai next time!

Image by Doug Beckers from flickr.com

Image by Doug Beckers from flickr.com

  • tomato (มะเขือเทศ – má-kĕua tâyt)

  • lettuce (ผัก กาดหอม – pàk gàat hŏm)

  • onion (หอม หัวใหญ่ – hŏm hŭa yài)

  • spinach (ผักขม – pàk kŏm)

  • cucumber (แตงกวา – dtaeng-gwaa)

  • potato (มันฝรั่ง – man fà-ràng)

  • sweet potato (มัน เทศ – man tâyt)

  • broccoli (บร็อคโคลี่ – BRÁWK-KO-LÊE)

  • cauliflower (กะหล่ำดอก – gà-làm dòk)

  • beans (ถั่ว – tùa)

  • mushroom (เห็ด – hèt)

  • corn (ข้าว โพด – kâao pôht)

  • garlic (กระเทียม – grà tiam)

  • carrot (แครอท – kae-rôt)

  • pumpkin (ฟัก ทอง – fák tong)

  • asparagus (หน่อไม้ฝรั่ง – nòr máai fà-ràng)

  • shallot (หอม เล็ก – hŏm lék)

  • morning glory (ผักบุ้ง – pàk bûng)

  • chilli (พริก – prík)

  • lemongrass (ตะไคร้ – dtà-krái)

  • cabbage (กะหล่ำปลี – gà-làm bplee)

  • ginger (ขิง – kĭng)

  • bamboo shoots  (หน่อไม้ – nòr máai)

  • watercress (ผักน้ำ – pàk nám)

  • eggplant (มะเขือยาว – má-kĕua yaao)

If you’re a vegetarian, check out this guide for how to survive in Thailand. It’s not written in Thai, but that’s probably a good thing for most people! For some pronunciation practice, check out this video from Thai Language Hut:

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