How to Say “Plate” in Thai

จาน
jaan/t͡ɕaːn˧/
The English word "plate" is translated into Thai as จาน (jaan).
จาน refers to a flat dish.
Meaning: flat dish (noun)

How does it change in a sentence?

จาน is a noun and does not change its form for plural or singular. The classifier used for จาน is ใบ.

How do you pronounce it?

The word is pronounced as jaan.

Did you know?

  • Thai speakers use the classifier ใบ (bai) for จาน, which is the same classifier used for leaves, cups and bags.
  • If you were to look at the Chinese character 盏, you would find the ancestral root of the Thai word จาน.
  • The word จาน is also used in the term จานดาวเทียม, which literally means 'satellite plate' to describe a satellite dish.

Examples in context

  • จานสองใบ
    Two plates
  • วางจานไว้บนโต๊ะ
    wang jaan wai bon toh
    Put the plate on the table.
  • ขอจานใบใหม่หน่อยครับ
    kho jaan bai mai noi khrap
    May I have a new plate, please?
  • จานใบนี้สกปรกมาก
    jaan bai nee sok-ka-prok maak
    This plate is very dirty.

Example conversation

A woman is setting the table for dinner.

  1. วิทวัส Witthawat

    สิรินทร์ เตรียมจานหรือยัง
    Sirin triam jaan rue yang
    Sirin, have you prepared the plates?
  2. สิรินทร์ Sirin

    เตรียมจานไว้ครบแล้วค่ะ
    triam jaan wai krop laeo kha
    I have prepared all the plates.
  3. วิทวัส Witthawat

    ขอบคุณมากครับ
    khop khun maak khrap
    Thank you very much.
  4. สิรินทร์ Sirin

    ไม่เป็นไรค่ะ
    mai pen rai kha
    You're welcome.

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