หวาน
wǎan/waːn˩˩˦/
The Thai word for sweet is หวาน (wǎan).
หวาน is an adjective used to describe something that has a pleasant, sweet taste.
Meaning: having a pleasant taste (adj)
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced wǎan. In the International Phonetic Alphabet, it is /waːn˩˩˦/.
Did you know?
- In Thai, describing a person's face as หวาน (sweet) is a specific compliment for those with soft, delicate or feminine features, regardless of their actual personality.
- Thai culture often balances หวาน (sweet) with other tastes in a single dish, as the ideal flavor profile is typically a harmony of sweet, sour, salty and spicy.
- The word หวาน shares a common ancestor with many other Tai-speaking languages, such as Lao 'huān' and Shan 'wǎan', across Southeast Asia.
Examples in context
- ลูกพีชมีรสหวานPeaches are sweet.This sentence is useful for describing the taste of a peach using หวาน.Tatoeba #4293655 by Spanger, translation #4285793 by CK
- เค้กนี้มีรสชาติหวานมากครับThis cake has a very sweet taste, sir.
- คุณชอบดื่มน้ำหวานประเภทไหนมากที่สุดครับWhat type of sweet drink do you like the most, sir?
- ผลไม้ชนิดนี้มีรสหวานphon-la-mai chanit ni mi rot wanThis kind of fruit tastes sweet.
Example conversation
Two friends are eating dessert at a cafe.
- สิรินทร์ Sirinขนมหวานชิ้นนี้รสชาติเป็นยังไงบ้างkha-nom wan chin ni rot-chat pen yang ngai bangHow does this sweet dessert taste?
- วิทวัส Witthawatมันหวานกำลังดีครับman wan kam-lang di khrapIt is just the right amount of sweet.
- สิรินทร์ Sirinดีจังเลย ฉันชอบรสแบบนี้di chang loei chan chop rot baep niThat's great, I like this kind of taste.
- วิทวัส Witthawatงั้นคุณกินต่อเลยไหมครับngan khun kin to loei mai khrapThen would you like to continue eating it?
Sources
- Wiktionary, “sweet” translations and entries หวาน, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries หวาน, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
