แกงส้ม
gɛɛng-sômMeaning
1NounB1
sour curry
A Thai chili-based sour curry, often cooked with fish and vegetables and soured with tamarind or other sour ingredients; recipes vary by region.
Examples
เย็นนี้yen-níiเย็นนี้yen-níi1this evening2this evening's (as a modifier)แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeแกงส้มgɛɛng-sômแกงส้มgɛɛng-sômsour curryกุ้งgûngกุ้งgûng1shrimp; prawn (animal)2shrimp; prawn (as food)
This evening, Mom will cook sour curry with shrimp.
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แกงส้มgɛɛng-sômของkɔ̌ɔngภาคใต้pâak-dtâaiจะมีjà-miiสีเหลืองsǐi-lʉ̌ʉangจากjàakขมิ้นkà-mînและlɛ́เผ็ดร้อนpèt-rɔ́ɔnกว่าgwàaแกงส้มgɛɛng-sômภาคกลางpâak-glaang
Southern Thai sour curry has a yellow color from turmeric and is spicier than Central Thai sour curry.
เวลาway-laaทำtamแกงส้มgaeng sômปลาช่อนbplaa chɔ̂nต้องdtôngใส่sàiน้ำมะขามเปียกnáam má-kăam bpìiakเยอะๆyér-yérถึงจะtĕung jàเปรี้ยวbprîiaoอร่อยà-ròi
When making sour curry with snakehead fish, you have to add a lot of tamarind paste to make it deliciously sour.
เอกลักษณ์èek-gà-lákของkɔ̌ɔngแกงส้มgɛɛng-sômคือkʉʉรสเปรี้ยวrót-bprîiaoที่tîiโดดเด่นdòot-dèenซึ่งsʉ̂ngเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakการผสมผสานgaan-pà-sǒm-pà-sǎanอย่างลงตัวyàang-long-dtuuaของkɔ̌ɔngพริกแกงprík-gɛɛngและlɛ́น้ำมะขามเปียกnáam-má-kǎam-bpìiak
The unique characteristic of Kaeng Som is its prominent sour taste, which comes from the perfect blend of curry paste and tamarind water.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gɛɛng
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
แกงgɛɛngแกงgɛɛng1Thai curry (soup/stew)2[to] make curry; cook a curry dish3classifier: อย่างThai curry (soup/stew)Part 1
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แกงส้มgɛɛng-sômแกงส้มgɛɛng-sômsour currysour curryWord