ผัด (phat) fried

Most Thai food is stir-fried ผัด    (phat) You are probably familiar with the popular fried noodle dish:

ผัดไทย                 (phat Thai)     Pad Thai

Use ผัด (phat) to request something fried:

ข้วผัด             (kâo phat)                  fried rice

ก๋วยเดี๋ยวผัด     (gwǎi dtǐao phat) fried noodle

To request something grilled:

ย่าง              (yâng)                   barbecue

Remember to request a soup, use the word for water น้ำ (náhm):

ข้วผัด             (kâo náhm)          rice porridge

ก๋วยเดี๋ยวน้ำ     (gwǎi dtǐao náhm) rice noodle soup

Other popular preparations are:

ต้มยำ             (dtôm yam)   lemongrass soup

แกง              (gairng)          curry

สมตำ               (sôm dtam)   green papaya salad

Warning! The above dishes can be very spicy! So indicate:

เผ็ด              (pèt)               spicy

ไม่เผ็ด            (mâi pèt)        not spicy