Food Court Poster

When practising Thai, it is important to learn the different fonts that people use. To help you here, I'll go over the above poster that I saw at the Union Mall Food Court on Lad Phrao Road. I'll write out the words in standard font, adding the transliterated Thai as well as the meanings underneath.

ยู ฟูด ฮับ

yuu fuud hap

U Food Hub

อิ่มอร่อย...ชั้นใต้ดิน

im a-roi...chan dtai din

Full and tasty...in the basement

(NOTE: Here, the phrase อิ่มอร่อย can be difficult to translate properly. It means you're completely satisfied with the meal as it's filled you up and was tasty at the same time.)

ก๋วยเตี๋ยวเรือ

guuay-dtiiaw reeua

boat noodles

(NOTE: This is a brown noodle soup with black soy sauce, fermented bean curd and various other ingredients)

บะหมี เกี๊ยว

ba-mii giiaw

egg noodles & dumplings (similar to gyoza)

ผัดไท

pat thai

pat thai

หอยทอด

hooi tawt

shellfish & egg in batter

ข้าวราดแกง

kaao raat gaaeng

rice with curry

(NOTE: ราด here means 'to place on top of'. Thus, the full name literally means curry placed on top of rice.)

ขนมหวาน

ka-nom waan

dessert

กาแฟ

gaa-faae

coffee

ซูชิ

suu-chi

sushi

เครป

kreeb

crepe

ราเมง

raa-meeng

ramen noodles

สเต็ก

sa-dtek

steak

ขาหมู

kaa muu

pork leg

ข้าวมันไก่

kaao man gai

chicken with oily rice

ข้าวซอย

kaao sooi

northern-style curry

As you can see, the font in the sign is very different to the standard Thai font. With some practice though, you'll soon be able to read almost anything that you see regardless of the style of writing used.

Hopefully this has also given you some new food vocabulary to use in your everyday life too! Next time you're at a restaurant, be sure to try some of these new dishes if you haven't done so already. Also if you have any questions or comments, please leave them in the box below. Thanks for reading and I'll see you next time.