ผัดไท
pàt-taiMeaning
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Pad Thai (Thai noodle dish)
A Thai stir-fried noodle dish made with rice noodles, tamarind-based sauce, fish sauce, palm sugar, egg, tofu, dried shrimp, and bean sprouts, typically topped with peanuts and served with lime. Example: ผัดไทกุ้งสด (Pad Thai with fresh shrimp)
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocketผัดไทpàt taiผัดไทpàt taiPad Thai (Thai noodle dish)ร้อนrónร้อนrón1hot (temperature)2spicy (taste)3[to] be hot; feel hot; become hot4urgent; intenseๆ-ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ถั่วงอกtùua ngôkถั่วงอกtùua ngôkbean sproutsและláeและláeand (coordinating)โรยroiโรยroi1[to] sprinkle; scatter2[to] wither; flagถั่วลิสงtùa lí-sŏngถั่วลิสงtùa lí-sŏngpeanut (plant/seed)
Today I ate hot pad thai with bean sprouts and sprinkled peanuts.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛบีบbìipน้ำมะนาวnáam-má-naaoให้hâiฉันchǎnก่อนกินgɔ̀ɔn-ginผัดไทpàt-taiที่ใส่tîi-sàiไข่kàiและlɛ́เต้าหู้dtâo-hûu
Mom squeezed lime for me before eating pad thai with egg and tofu.
พ่อpɔ̂ɔชอบchɔ̂ɔpผัดไทpàt-taiรสrótเข้มkêmที่tîiผัดpàtด้วยdûuaiซอสมะขามsɔ́ɔt-má-kǎamน้ำปลาnáam-bplaaและlɛ́น้ำตาลปี๊บnám-dtaan-bpíip
Dad likes rich-flavored pad thai stir-fried with tamarind sauce, fish sauce, and palm sugar.
ร้านนี้ráan-níiผัดpàtเส้นsênจันทน์หอมjan-hɔ̌ɔmมากmâakใส่sàiกุ้งแห้งgûng-hɛ̂ɛngกับgàpเต้าหู้dtâo-hûuแล้วlɛ́ɛoให้เราhâi-raoบีบbìipน้ำมะนาวnáam-má-naaoเพิ่มpə̂əmก่อนกินgɔ̀ɔn-ginผัดไทpàt-tai
This place stir-fries Chanthaburi rice noodles fragrantly with dried shrimp and tofu, then lets us squeeze extra lime before eating pad thai.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ผัดpàtผัดpàt1[to] stir-fry [sth]2stir-fry; stir-fried dish3[to] postpone; put off; delay[to] stir-fry [sth]Part 1
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ผัดไทpàt-taiผัดไทpàt-taiPad Thai (Thai noodle dish)Pad Thai (Thai noodle dish)Word