How to Say “Order” in Thai

สั่ง
sàng/saŋ˨˩/
To order in Thai is สั่ง (sàng). Wiktionary also lists สั่งซื้อ.
Meaning: to request some product or service (verb)

Ways to say it

“order” in Thai
Thai Romanization (Wiktionary) IPA
สั่ง sàng /saŋ˨˩/
สั่งซื้อ

The word สั่ง is the standard verb used when ordering food or drinks in a restaurant setting. To specifically say 'to order food', you can use the phrase สั่งอาหาร.

Which one should you use?

While สั่ง is the general verb for 'to order', สั่งซื้อ is more specific to the act of purchasing or ordering goods/products.

Related words

How do you pronounce it?

The word is pronounced /saŋ˨˩/ (sàng).

Did you know?

  • Because สั่ง also means 'to blow the nose', the phrase สั่งน้ำมูก literally means 'to order snot' to an English speaker, but it is the standard way to describe blowing one's nose.
  • Because สั่ง can mean 'to command', using it with a superior or an elder in a restaurant can sometimes sound accidentally bossy if not paired with polite particles like ครับ (khrap) or ค่ะ (kha).
  • The Thai word สั่ง for 'blowing the nose' is compared by linguists to the Cantonese word 擤 (sang³).

Examples in context

  • กรุณาเลือกเมนูที่คุณต้องการ
    Please choose the menu item you desire.
  • สั่งอะไรดี
    What should I order?
  • ฉันจะสั่งอาหารตอนนี้เลย
    chan cha sang a-han ton-ni loei
    I will order food right now.
  • คุณสั่งอะไรมาทานหรือยัง
    khun sang a-rai ma than rue yang
    Have you ordered anything to eat yet?
  • เราควรสั่งกาแฟเพิ่มไหม
    rao khuan sang ka-fae phoem mai
    Should we order more coffee?

Example conversation

At a cafe, Witthawat and Nicha are looking at the menu.

  1. วิทวัส Witthawat

    ณิชาอยากสั่งอะไรไหม
    Ni-cha yak sang a-rai mai
    Do you want to order anything, Nicha?
  2. ณิชา Nicha

    ฉันอยากสั่งชาเขียวค่ะ
    chan yak sang cha-khiao kha
    I want to order green tea.
  3. วิทวัส Witthawat

    งั้นผมสั่งให้เลยนะครับ
    ngan phom sang hai loei na khrap
    Then I will order it for us.
  4. ณิชา Nicha

    ขอบคุณค่ะ วิทวัส
    khop khun kha Wit-tha-wat
    Thank you, Witthawat.

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