เกลือ
glʉʉa/klɯa̯˧/
The English word "salt" is เกลือ (glʉʉa) in Thai.
เกลือ is a noun used to refer to sodium chloride.
Meaning: sodium chloride (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is glʉʉa. The IPA is /klɯa̯˧/.
Did you know?
- In Thai culture, the phrase เกลือจิ้มเกลือ literally means 'salt dipping in salt' and is used to describe a situation where someone is paid back in their own coin or outsmarted using their own tactics.
- In Thai slang, the word เกลือ is used by gamers to describe 'salty' luck, specifically when they fail to get a rare item from a loot box or gacha system.
- In some traditional Thai beliefs, salt is used in cleansing rituals to ward off bad luck or negative spirits from a home or business.
Examples in context
- ทอมใส่เกลือในกาแฟของเขาแทนที่จะเป็นน้ำตาลTom put salt in his coffee instead of sugar.This sentence shows how to use เกลือ in a sentence regarding coffee.Tatoeba #8669029 by pastelite, translation #8614268 by CK
- คุณต้องการเกลือในอาหารไหมคะ?Do you want salt in your food?
- ใส่เกลือเพิ่มหน่อยไหมsai kluea phoem noi maiDo you want to add more salt?
- เราต้องซื้อเกลือที่ตลาดrao tong sue kluea thi talatWe need to buy salt at the market.
Example conversation
Thanakrit and Nicha are cooking dinner together.
- ธนกฤต Thanakritณิชา ขาดเกลือหรือเปล่าครับNicha khàat klūa rĕu plào khrápNicha, are we missing salt?
- ณิชา Nichaมีเกลืออยู่ในตู้กับข้าวค่ะmii klūa yùu nai tûu gàp khâao khâThere is salt in the cupboard.
- ธนกฤต Thanakritผมหาไม่เจอเลยครับphǒm hǎa mâi jee ləəi khrápI can't find it at all.
- ณิชา Nichaเดี๋ยวณิชาช่วยหาให้ค่ะdǐao Nicha chūay hǎa hai khâNicha will help you find it.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “salt” translations and entries เกลือ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
