Jingjok
How to say I'll have ___, not spicy
in Thai
เอา ___ ไม่เผ็ด
ao ___ mâi pèt
I'll have ___, not spicy
Add ครับ (kráp) if you are a man or ค่ะ (kâ) if you are a woman. It makes the sentence polite, and Thais always use it.
Pick your protein, then add how you want it. Works with เผ็ดน้อย too.
- Where
- restaurant
- Register
- polite
- Fill the blank with
- ไก่ · หมู · กุ้ง · เนื้อ
What they will say back
- ได้ค่ะdâai kâSure.
The culture behind it
CULTURE
What ไม่เผ็ด really gets you
Words inside it
From the same situation: Eat first
All 61 words and phrases in “Eat first” →
Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok drills เอา ___ ไม่เผ็ด until you can say it without thinking, then shows you where to use it today. Order food exactly how you like it, answer the kitchen's questions, and get the bill or a takeaway bag.
- WEEKS 1–2 · SURVIVEGreet anyone, pay, and order food and 7-Eleven exactly how you like it.
- WEEKS 3–6 · SETTLE INGet around by taxi, Grab and skytrain, find anything, and handle your landlord.
- WEEKS 7–12 · RUN YOUR LIFEPharmacy, bank, SIM and apps, how you feel, and a weekend away, all in Thai.
The first week is free.