ตะเกียบ
ta-kiap
The English phrase 'chopsticks' is translated into Thai as ตะเกียบ (ta-kiap).
ตะเกียบ refers to a pair of thin sticks used as eating utensils to pick up food.
How do you pronounce it?
ta-kiap
Did you know?
- In Thai culture, leaving ตะเกียบ sticking vertically into a bowl of rice is avoided. This is because the image resembles incense sticks used at funerals.
- The word ตะเกียบ is likely related to the word for 'pliers' or 'tongs' in Khmer, suggesting the term describes the mechanical action of gripping.
- When dining in Thailand, it is customary to use a spoon as the primary utensil and ตะเกียบ only to help push food onto the spoon.
Examples in context
- ฉันใช้ตะเกียบกินเส้นหมี่chan chai ta-kiap kin sen-miI use chopsticks to eat noodles.
- คุณมีตะเกียบให้ยืมไหมkhun mi ta-kiap hai yuem maiDo you have chopsticks to lend me?
- ตะเกียบคู่นี้สวยมากta-kiap khu ni suay makThis pair of chopsticks is very beautiful.
Example conversation
A man and a woman are eating at a noodle shop.
- กนกวรรณ Kanokwanธนกฤต ช่วยหยิบตะเกียบให้หน่อยได้ไหมthan-na-krit chuay yip ta-kiap hai noi dai maiThanakrit, can you please grab the chopsticks for me?
- ธนกฤต Thanakritได้ครับ กนกวรรณ นี่ครับตะเกียบdai khrap, ka-nok-wan, ni khrap ta-kiapYes, Kanokwan. Here are the chopsticks.
- กนกวรรณ Kanokwanขอบคุณมากนะkhop khun mak naThank you very much.
- ธนกฤต Thanakritยินดีครับyin di khrapYou're welcome.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ตะเกียบ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
