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How to say chicken coconut soup (tom kha)
in Thai
ต้มข่าไก่
dtôm-kàa-gài
chicken coconut soup (tom kha)
dtôm fallingkàa lowgài low
Galangal (ข่า) and coconut milk; milder than ต้มยำ.
- Part of speech
- noun
In a sentence
- ต้มข่าไก่ไม่เผ็ดdtôm-kàa-gài mâi pèttom kha, not spicy
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- เมนูmenu
- แนะนำto recommend; to introduce
- พิเศษspecial; extra-large (portion)
- ธรรมดาregular, normal, ordinary
- เจvegan (Chinese-Thai style)
- มังสวิรัติvegetarian
- นั่งto sit
- ที่นั่งseat
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