How to Say "Cilantro" in Thai

ผักชี

Cilantro is ผักชี in Thai.

The word ผักชี refers to both the leaves (cilantro) and the seeds or the plant itself (coriander).

Meaning: leaves of the coriander plant (noun)

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While ผักชี is the general term, Thai cooks use a different word, ผักชีฝรั่ง, for the larger, pungent culantro leaves often used in spicy salads.
In Thailand, ผักชี is frequently paired with ผักชีล้อม or other aromatic greens to create a specific scent profile that is believed to neutralize the 'fishy' smell of seafood.
The word ผัก in ผักชี is a general term for vegetables, but in Thai, it is used for any edible plant part including herbs and roots.

ใส่ผักชีเยอะๆ นะครับ
sai phak-chi yoe-yoe na khrap
Please put a lot of cilantro in it.
ฉันไม่ชอบกินผักชี
chan mai chop kin phak-chi
I do not like eating cilantro.
มีผักชีให้ด้วยไหมครับ
mi phak-chi hai duai mai khrap
Do you have cilantro available as well?

A man and a woman are ordering food at a street food stall.

พิมล Pimon

ขอผัดไทยหนึ่งจานค่ะ
kho phat thai nueng chan kha
One plate of Pad Thai, please.
วิทวัส Witthawat

ได้ครับ ใส่ผักชีด้วยไหมครับ
dai khrap, sai phak-chi duai mai khrap
Certainly, would you like cilantro in it too?
พิมล Pimon

ไม่ใส่ผักชีค่ะ
mai sai phak-chi kha
Do not put cilantro in it.
วิทวัส Witthawat

รับทราบครับ
rap sap khrap
Understood.