น้ำ (náhm) water

The word for drink is literally “eat-water” กินน้ำ       (gin náhm) At the end of a phrase, náhm can mean “juice” or “soup.”

ข้วน้ำ             (kâo náhm)          rice porridge

Note at the beginning of a phrase, water is pronounced “núm.”

น้ำเปลา         (núm bplào)        water plain (tap)

น้ำแข็ง           (núm kǎirng)       water hard (ice)

น้ำชา             (núm cha)            tea

สมน้ำ               (núm sôm)          orange juice

เบียร์              (beea)                   beer

กาแฟ             (gaafair)               coffee

ร้อน             (ráwn)                   hot

เย็น              (yen)                     cold

ใหญ             (yái)                      large

เล็ก              (lék)                      small