ผัด
pàtMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] stir-fry [sth]
to cook food quickly over high heat with a small amount of oil while stirring
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseผัดผักpàt-pàkผัดผักpàt-pàkstir-fried vegetablesในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)กระทะgrà-táกระทะgrà-tá1frying pan; skillet2wok3classifier: ใบด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooไฟแรงfai-rɛɛngไฟแรงfai-rɛɛng1high flame; strong heat (cooking)2highly driven; energetic; ambitious3high-powered; high wattage
Mom stir-fries vegetables in a pan over high heat.
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This morning I stir-fried rice with egg simply over high heat.
He adds just a little oil and stir-fries quickly to prevent burning.
เชฟchéepบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiเตรียมdtriiamวัตถุดิบwát-tù-dìpให้hâiพร้อมprɔ́ɔmก่อนgɔ̀ɔnผัดpàtบนbonไฟแรงfai-rɛɛngจัดjàt
The chef said to prepare all ingredients before stir-frying over very high heat.
2NounB1
stir-fry; stir-fried dish
a dish prepared by frying ingredients in a little oil while stirring
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocketผัดไทยpàt-taiผัดไทยpàt-taiPad Thai (stir-fried rice noodle dish)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ผัดซีอิ๊วpàt-sii-íuผัดซีอิ๊วpàt-sii-íuPad See Ew; stir-fried noodles with soy sauce
Today I want to eat Pad Thai and stir-fried noodles with soy sauce.
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ร้านนี้ráan-níiขึ้นชื่อkʉ̂n-chʉ̂ʉเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangผัดกะเพราpàt-gà-praoหมูmǔuกรอบอร่อยgrɔ̀ɔp-à-rɔ̀iมากmâak
This place is famous for its pad krapao; the crispy pork is very tasty.
He ordered pad kee mao with seafood; the spiciness is just right.
เมนูmee-nuuผัดpàtจานโปรดjaan-bpròotของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnคือkʉʉผัดpàtผงpǒngกะหรี่gà-rìiปูbpuuเพราะprɔ́รสเข้มข้นrót-kêm-kônและlɛ́หอมhɔ̌ɔmเครื่องเทศkrʉ̂ʉang-têet
My favorite stir-fried dish is stir-fried crab with curry powder because it's rich and aromatic with spices.
3VerbB2
[to] postpone; put off; delay
to delay doing something or to push a deadline to a later time
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
pàt
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |