ข้าวโพด
kâao-pôot/kʰaːw˥˩.pʰoːt̚˥˩/
The English word "corn" translates to ข้าวโพด (kâao-pôot) in Thai.
The word refers to the tall cereal plant that produces ears of yellow or white kernels used for food.
How does it change in a sentence?
To specify baby corn or young corn, you can add the word อ่อน to the end of the word, forming ข้าวโพดอ่อน.
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced as kâao-pôot. It consists of 2 syllables.
Did you know?
- In Thai cuisine, 'corn' is often treated as a dessert ingredient rather than a savory vegetable, frequently appearing in coconut milk-based sweets.
- The word ข้าว (kâao) in the phrase is the same word used for 'rice' and also means 'meal' or 'food' in many contexts.
- While ข้าวโพด refers to the crop, you will often see 'corn' sold on Thai streets as ข้าวโพดปิ้ง, which means 'grilled corn' and is a ubiquitous street snack typically brushed with a sweet coconut glaze.
Examples in context
- ผมชอบกินข้าวโพดI like to eat corn.
- ชอบทานข้าวโพดทอดI like to eat fried corn.
- เมื่อก่อนเราปลูกข้าวโพดWe used to grow corn before.
- ฉันชอบกินข้าวโพดต้ม.chan chop kin khao-phot tom.I like eating boiled corn.
- มีข้าวโพดขายที่ตลาด.mi khao-phot khai thi ta-lat.There is corn for sale at the market.
- เราจะทำขนมจากข้าวโพด.rao cha tham kha-nom chak khao-phot.We will make snacks from corn.
Example conversation
Chonlasit and Nicha are looking at food at a market.
- ชลสิทธิ์ Cholasitณิชาอยากกินข้าวโพดไหมครับNicha yak kin khao phod mai khrapNicha, do you want to eat some corn?
- ณิชา Nichaอยากค่ะ ข้าวโพดร้านนี้ดูน่ากินyak kha khao phod ran ni du na kinYes, I do. The corn at this shop looks delicious.
- ชลสิทธิ์ Cholasitงั้นผมซื้อให้สองฝักนะngan phom sue hai song fak naThen I will buy two ears for you.
- ณิชา Nichaขอบคุณมากค่ะชลสิทธิ์khop khun mak kha ChonlasitThank you very much, Chonlasit.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry ข้าวโพด, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
