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How to say wide rice noodles
in Thai
เส้นใหญ่
sên-yài
wide rice noodles
sên fallingyài low
เส้น strand + ใหญ่ big. Flat, soft and wide; also used in stir-fries.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Remember it
- Strings so big you say YIKES: wide noodles.
In a sentence
- เส้นใหญ่น้ำsên-yài náamwide noodles in soup
- เอาเส้นใหญ่ao sên-yàiI'll have wide noodles.
The culture behind it
CULTURE
The noodle-stall formula
From the same situation: Street food and 7-Eleven
- ผัดไทยpad thai
- ข้าวผัดfried rice
- ส้มตำpapaya salad
- ต้มยำtom yum soup
- ผัดกะเพราholy basil stir-fry
- ข้าวมันไก่chicken rice
- ก๋วยเตี๋ยวnoodle soup
- ข้าวเหนียวsticky rice
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