How to Say “No Garlic” in Thai

ไม่ใส่กระเทียม
The English phrase "no garlic" is expressed in Thai as ไม่ใส่กระเทียม.
ไม่ใส่กระเทียม is the standard way to request that garlic be omitted from a dish when ordering food.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of ไม่ (not), ใส่ (to put in/to add) and กระเทียม (garlic).

Did you know?

  • The word ใส่ in ไม่ใส่กระเทียม literally means 'to wear' when referring to clothes. In a food context, it shifts meaning to 'putting' or 'adding' an ingredient into a pot.
  • If you are dining in certain Buddhist-influenced regions, you might find that garlic is avoided entirely in many dishes due to religious dietary customs.
  • Thai cuisine often uses กระเทียมเจียว or fried garlic as a garnish. Even if you ask for 'no garlic' in the cooking process, you may still find crispy garlic bits sprinkled on top of your noodles.

Examples in context

  • ไม่ใส่กระเทียมนะครับ
    mai sai krathiam na khrap
    No garlic, please.
  • เมนูนี้ไม่ใส่กระเทียมใช่ไหมครับ
    me nu ni mai sai krathiam chai mai khrap
    This menu doesn't have garlic, right?
  • ขอแบบไม่ใส่กระเทียมค่ะ
    kho baep mai sai krathiam kha
    I would like it without garlic.

Example conversation

A man is ordering food at a street food stall from a woman.

  1. วิทวัส Witthawat

    ขอน้ำมันหมูกรอบแบบไม่ใส่กระเทียมครับ
    kho nam man mu krop baep mai sai krathiam khrap
    I would like the crispy pork fat without garlic.
  2. ณิชา Nicha

    ได้ค่ะ ไม่ใส่กระเทียมนะคะ
    dai kha mai sai krathiam na kha
    Okay, no garlic, right?
  3. วิทวัส Witthawat

    ใช่ครับ ขอบคุณครับ
    chai khrap khop khun khrap
    Yes, thank you.
  4. ณิชา Nicha

    รอสักครู่นะคะ
    ro sak khru na kha
    Please wait a moment.
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