How to Say “Soy” in Thai

ถั่วเหลือง
tùua-lʉ̌ʉang/tʰua̯˨˩.lɯa̯ŋ˩˩˦/
The Thai word for "soy" is ถั่วเหลือง (tùua-lʉ̌ʉang).
Meaning: soy beans (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

The word ถั่วเหลือง is composed of ถั่ว, which means bean or nut and เหลือง, which means yellow.

How does it change in a sentence?

The word ถั่ว can be used on its own to mean a bean or a nut in a general sense.

How do you pronounce it?

The romanization is tùua-lʉ̌ʉang.

Did you know?

  • When talking about soy sauce, Thai speakers use the word ซีอิ๊ว (si-iu), which is a loanword from the Hokkien Chinese dialect rather than a combination of the words for 'bean' and 'sauce'.
  • The word เหลือง (yellow) in ถั่วเหลือง describes the color of the bean, but in Thai culture, yellow is also the color associated with Monday and the monarchy.
  • Thai tofu is often called เต้าหู้ (tao-hu), another term derived from Chinese, reflecting the historical influence of Chinese immigrants on Thai soy-based food.

Examples in context

  • ฉันชอบกินถั่วเหลืองคั่ว
    chan chop kin thua lueang khua
    I like to eat roasted soy beans.
  • ถั่วเหลืองมีโปรตีนสูงมาก
    thua lueang mi protin sung mak
    Soy beans have very high protein.
  • คุณจะปลูกถั่วเหลืองไหม
    khun cha pluk thua lueang mai
    Are you going to plant soy beans?

Example conversation

At a local market.

  1. พิมล Pimon

    ถั่วเหลืองพวกนี้ราคาเท่าไหร่คะ
    thua lueang phuak ni rakha thao rai kha
    How much are these soy beans?
  2. ธีรภัทร Theeraphat

    กิโลละห้าสิบบาทครับ
    kilo la ha sip bat khrap
    It is fifty baht per kilo.
  3. พิมล Pimon

    งั้นฉันขอซื้อสองกิโลค่ะ
    ngan chan kho su song kilo kha
    Then I will take two kilos.
  4. ธีรภัทร Theeraphat

    ได้เลยครับ เดี๋ยวผมจัดให้
    dai loei khrap diao phom chat hai
    Sure, I will get them for you.
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