パッタイ
pattai
パッタイ (pattai) is the Japanese word for the Thai dish pad thai.
Meaning: Thai dish (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is pattai.
Did you know?
- In some Japanese restaurants, パッタイ is served as a 'teishoku' set that includes a side of steamed rice, even though the dish is already made of noodles.
- To signal a localized version of the recipe, Japanese speakers add the character 風 'fuu' to create パッタイ風, meaning 'pad thai style'.
- The small pause created by the double consonant in パッタイ is a linguistic tool called a 'sokuon' used to mimic the abrupt stop in the original Thai word.
Examples in context
- タイ料理店でパッタイを注文しました。I ordered pad thai at a Thai restaurant.This sentence is useful for practicing ordering パッタイ at a restaurant.Tatoeba #9391427 by nonong, translation #10562319 by auxitt
- このパッタイは少し甘いですね。Kono pattai wa sukoshi amai desu ne.This pad thai is a little sweet, isn't it?
- お昼にパッタイを食べました。Ohiru ni pattai o tabemashita.I ate pad thai for lunch.
Example conversation
Two friends are deciding what to eat for dinner.
- 美咲 Misaki今日の夕食は何にする？Kyō no yūshoku wa nani ni suru?What should we have for dinner today?
- 陽太 Yotaパッタイが食べたいな。Pattai ga tabetai na.I want to eat pad thai.
- 美咲 Misakiいいよ、近くに美味しいお店があるよ。Ii yo, chikaku ni oishii omise ga aru yo.Okay, there is a delicious restaurant nearby.
- 陽太 Yotaやった！じゃあ、そこへ行こう。Yatta! Jā, soko e ikō.Yay! Let's go there then.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “pad thai” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
