How to Say "Vegetables" in Thai

ผัก

pàk/pʰak̚˨˩/

The Thai word for vegetables is ผัก (pàk).

ผัก is used to refer to plants or parts of plants that are used as food.

How does it change in a sentence?

Thai does not mark plurality on the word ผัก itself, but you can add พวก to indicate a group of vegetables (พวกผัก).

pàk

In Thai culture, ผัก often refers to the raw platter of fresh herbs and vegetables served alongside spicy dishes to cool the palate.
The category of ผัก is so broad that it can include items that English speakers would strictly classify as fruit.
The word ผัก comes from the Proto-Tai root *prakᴰ, which is the ancestor for the word in many related regional languages.

เราปลูกผักในสวนของเรา
We grow vegetables in our garden.
This sentence shows how to use ผัก when talking about growing plants in a garden.
Tatoeba #8675903 by pastelite, translation #249095 by CK
ทำไมคุณไม่กินผักบ้าง?
Why don't you eat some vegetables?
This sentence uses ผัก to ask why someone is not eating them.
Tatoeba #8679086 by pastelite, translation #2765281 by CK
ทอมแนะนำให้แมรี่กินผักมากขึ้น
Tom advised Mary to eat more vegetables.
This sentence uses ผัก in the context of giving advice to eat more of them.
Tatoeba #10578950 by Somsak, translation #6435050 by CK

Thanakrit and Kanokwan are at a grocery store.

ธนกฤต Thanakrit

กนกวรรณ อยากซื้อผักอะไรบ้างครับ
Kanokwan yak sue phak arai bang khrap
Kanokwan, what vegetables do you want to buy?
กนกวรรณ Kanokwan

ธนกฤต ช่วยเลือกผักที่สดๆ ให้หน่อยค่ะ
Thanakrit chuay lueak phak thi sot sot hai noi kha
Thanakrit, please help me pick some fresh vegetables.
ธนกฤต Thanakrit

ได้ครับ ผักกาดขาวตรงนี้ดูน่ากินมาก
dai khrap phak kat khao trong ni du na kin mak
Sure. This Chinese cabbage looks very delicious.
กนกวรรณ Kanokwan

จริงด้วย งั้นเอาผักอันนี้แหละค่ะ
ching duai ngan ao phak an ni lae kha
You're right, let's take these vegetables then.

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