ไม่ใส่เนื้อสัตว์
mai sai nuea sat
The English phrase "no meat" can be translated into Thai as ไม่ใส่เนื้อสัตว์ (mai sai nuea sat).
This phrase is used to specify that no meat products should be added to a dish.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of ไม่ (not), ใส่ (to put/add) and เนื้อสัตว์ (meat/animal flesh).
How does it change in a sentence?
Shortening the phrase to ไม่ใส่เนื้อ is common in casual speech, though เนื้อ can specifically imply beef in some contexts.
How do you pronounce it?
mai sai nuea sat
What mistakes should you avoid?
Using เนื้อสัตว์ (nuea sat) is more precise than just เนื้อ (nuea) when you want to ensure no type of animal flesh is included.
When do people say it?
The term เจ refers to a vegetarian or vegan diet.
Did you know?
- A person eating เจ food may wear a yellow flag with red Thai script to signal their diet during the annual Nine Emperor Gods Festival.
- If you request a เจ (Jay) meal, you are not just asking for no meat, but also avoiding five pungent vegetables including garlic, onions and chives.
- To ensure a dish is truly vegan, one must specify ไม่ใส่เนื้อสัตว์ และไม่ใส่ไข่ (no animal meat and no eggs), as eggs are not always categorized as เนื้อสัตว์.
Examples in context
- ผม/ดิฉันอยากได้อาหารที่ไม่มีเนื้อสัตว์ครับ/คะI would like a meal without meat, please.
- ขออาหารเจหน่อยครับ/คะCan I have some vegetarian/vegan food, please?
- ไม่กินเนื้อสัตว์I don't eat meat.
- ผม/ดิฉันเป็นคนกินเจI am a person who eats vegetarian/vegan food.
- คุณแนะนำอาหารเจอะไรอร่อยบ้างครับ/คะCould you recommend any tasty vegetarian dishes?
- ผมขอแบบไม่ใส่เนื้อสัตว์ครับphom kho baep mai sai nuea sat khrapI would like it without any meat, please.
- จานนี้ไม่ใส่เนื้อสัตว์ใช่ไหมคะ?chan ni mai sai nuea sat chai mai kha?This dish doesn't have any meat in it, right?
- รบกวนช่วยทำแบบไม่ใส่เนื้อสัตว์ให้หน่อยครับrop kuan chuay tham baep mai sai nuea sat hai noi khrapPlease prepare this without any meat for me.
Example conversation
At a vegetarian restaurant, a man is ordering food from a waitress.
- ธนกฤต Thanakritขอผัดไทยแบบไม่ใส่เนื้อสัตว์ครับkho phat thai baep mai sai nuea sat khrapI would like Pad Thai without any meat, please.
- สิรินทร์ Sirinได้ค่ะ ไม่ใส่เนื้อสัตว์นะคะdai kha, mai sai nuea sat na khaCertainly, no meat products, right?
- ธนกฤต Thanakritใช่ครับ ขอบคุณครับchai khrap, khop khun khrapYes, thank you.
- สิรินทร์ Sirinรอสักครู่จะรีบนำมาเสิร์ฟค่ะro sak khru cha rip nam ma soep khaPlease wait a moment, I will serve it to you soon.
