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How to say not spicy
in Thai
ไม่เผ็ด
mâi pèt
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.
In curries and ต้มยำ the paste is already spicy, so ไม่เผ็ด means 'as mild as you can'.
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