เอา ... (ao ...) I'll take ....

Order by saying เอา ... (ao ...) which means, “ I'll take ....”

Then simply combine the words you have learned.

1. Choose rice/noodles/soup/salad.

ข้ว                (kâo)               rice

2. Choose preparation:

ข้วผัด             (kâo phat)      fried rice

3. Choose ingredient:

ข้วผัดไก่         (kâo phat gái ) fried rice w/chicken

4. Choose sauce:

ข้วผัดไก่น้ำมันหอย   (kâo phat gái núm mun hŏy)

fried rice w/chicken in black bean sauce

5. Choose spice:

เผ็ด  (pèt)          spicy

ไม่เผ็ด      (mâi pèt)  not spicy

So a complete order is:

เอาข้วผัดไก่น้ำมันหอยเผ็ด

(ao kâo phat gái núm mun hŏy pèt)

I’ll take fried rice with chicken in black bean sauce- spicy.

A more polite way to order is:

ขอ ... หน่อย     (kor...nóy)  could I have some...?

For example:

ขอน้ำเปลาหน่อย

(kor núm bplào nóy)     

could I have some plain water?

When in doubt, simply point at the menu:

นี้                  (nîi)                 this

เอานี้             (ao nîi)            I'll take this

นี้อะไร            (nîi arai)         what is this?

นี้ลาเท่าไร        (nîi la taorai) this each how much?

To request the bill:

เช็คบิล           (chék bin)       bill please