สลัด
sà-làt/sa˨˩.lat̚˨˩/
The Thai word for salad is สลัด (sà-làt).
สลัด is used to refer to salad. While สลัด (sà-làt) can stand alone, Thai speakers often add ผัก (phàk, meaning vegetable) to specify a vegetable salad, as in สลัดผัก. To specify a fruit salad, you use the term สลัดผลไม้ (sà-làt phǒn-lá-mái).
Meaning: food (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced sà-làt. It has two syllables.
Did you know?
- Depending on the context, สลัด can also refer to a 'pirate' in Thai, as in โจรสลัด (jōr-sà-làt).
- Thai cuisine has its own traditional 'salads' like ยำ (yam), which use lime and fish sauce rather than the creamy dressings associated with สลัด.
- In Thai, the verb สลัด (salàt) can also mean 'to shake off' or 'to cast aside', such as shaking off water or casting off a garment.
Examples in context
- som tam (ส้มตำ)Papaya salad
- ฉันชอบกินสลัดผัก.chan chop kin salat phak.I like eating vegetable salad.
- สลัดจานนี้อร่อยมาก.salat chan ni a-roi mak.This plate of salad is very delicious.
- มีสลัดผลไม้ไหมคะ?mi salat phon-la-mai mai kha?Do you have fruit salad?
Example conversation
A man and a woman are ordering food at a cafe.
- ธนกฤต Thanakritคุณกนกวรรณอยากกินอะไรครับ?khun Kanokwan yak kin a-rai khrap?What would you like to eat, Kanokwan?
- กนกวรรณ Kanokwanขอสลัดไก่หนึ่งที่ค่ะ.kho salat kai nueng thi kha.One chicken salad, please.
- ธนกฤต Thanakritรับเครื่องดื่มด้วยไหมครับ?rap khrueang-duem duai mai khrap?Would you like a drink too?
- กนกวรรณ Kanokwanไม่เป็นไรค่ะ ขอบคุณค่ะ.mai pen rai kha. khop khun kha.No thank you, thanks.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “salad” translations and entries สลัด, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
