ไข่
kài/kʰaj˨˩/
The English word "egg" is ไข่ (kài) in Thai.
ไข่ refers to the edible egg of a domestic fowl, or the contents of such an egg used as food.
Meaning: edible egg of a domestic fowl, the contents of such an egg or eggs used as food (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is kài. The IPA pronunciation is /kʰaj˨˩/.
Did you know?
- The word ไข่ is used in the phrase ไข่ในหิน, which literally means 'egg in a stone'. It describes a person who is overly pampered or sheltered by their parents.
- In Thai slang, the word ไข่ is sometimes used to refer to testicles, similar to how 'balls' is used in English.
- When ordering eggs in Thailand, you will find that ไข่ดาว ('star egg') refers to a fried egg sunny-side up. This is because the yellow yolk looks like a star or a sun against the white.
Examples in context
- เปลือกไข่แตกง่ายThe shell of an egg is easily broken.This sentence shows how to describe the shell of an ไข่.Tatoeba #10873714 by pkdome, translation #325215 by CM
- ฉันชอบกินไข่ดาวI enjoy eating fried eggs.
- ฉันชอบกินไข่ดาวตอนเช้าchan chop kin khai dao torn chaoI like to eat fried eggs in the morning.
- ช่วยซื้อไข่ไก่มาให้หน่อยchuay sue khai kai ma hai noiPlease buy some chicken eggs for me.
Example conversation
The two people are deciding what to have for breakfast.
- ธีรภัทร Theeraphatณิชา อยากกินอะไรเป็นอาหารเช้าครับNicha yak kin arai pen a-han chao krapNicha, what would you like for breakfast?
- ณิชา Nichaฉันอยากกินไข่เจียวค่ะchan yak kin khai jiao kaI want to eat an omelet.
- ธีรภัทร Theeraphatได้ครับ เดี๋ยวผมทำไข่ให้dai krap diao phom tham khai haiSure, I will cook the eggs for you.
- ณิชา Nichaขอบคุณมากค่ะ ธีรภัทรkhop khun mak ka TheeraphatThank you very much, Theeraphat.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “egg” translations and entries ไข่, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
