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1. How to say I am vegetarian in Thai examples
2. How to say I do not eat meat in Thai
3. How to say no fish sauce in Thai
4. How to say I do not eat meat products in Thai
5. Jay Thai food
6. Summary useful vocabularies for “How to say I am vegetarian in Thai”

Thai food mostly contains meat or sauce which has meat as an ingredient such as fish sauce which Thai people use a lot in Thai food. In this blog, you will learn Thai how to say I am vegetarian in Thai examples, how to say I do not eat meat in Thai, how to say no fish sauce in Thai, how to say I do not eat meat products in Thai and also get to know a bit about Jay Thai food.

Let’s learn how to say I am vegetarian in Thai and what is necessary around this topic in this blog so you can order Thai vegetarian food next time by yourself.

How to say I am vegetarian in Thai examples

Vegetarian in Thai is mang-sà-wí-rát (มังสวิรัติ). To say I am vegetarian in Thai you can just say it directly as following:

•  pŏm bpen mang-sà-wí-rát (ผมเป็นมังสวิรัติ) if you are a man because I for man in Thai is pŏm (ผม). 
•  chán bpen mang-sà-wí-rát (ฉันเป็นมังสวิรัติ) if you are a woman because I for woman in Thai is chán (ฉัน).

However, to be more clear, you can tell the locals that you do not eat meat or sauce that contains meat as an ingredient. Let’s take a look at the following examples together.

How to say I do not eat meat in Thai

Meat in Thai is núuea sàt (เนื้อสัตว์). To say you do not eat meat in Thai you can say, pŏm / chán mâi gin núuea sàt (ผม / ฉันไม่กินเนื้อสัตว์).

How to say no fish sauce in Thai

Fish sauce is kind of one of the main sauces to use in Thai food. Even if you tell them that you are vegetarian, they may forget and still add fish sauce in it. To remind them, you can also say additionally “no fish sauce please” or in Thai we say more like “do not add fish sauce = mâi sai nám bplaa (ไม่ใส่น้ำปลา)”

How to say I do not eat meat products in Thai

To be even more clear, you can tell them I do not eat meat products in Thai which are “ pŏm / chán mâi gin pà-lìt-dtà-pan tîi maa jàak sàt (ผม / ฉันไม่กินผลิตภัณฑ์ที่มาจากสัตว์)”. This includes egg = kài (ไข่), milk = nom (นม), etc.

Jay Thai food

There is another word you may have heard or come across. It’s called “Jee or Jay (เจ)” in Thai which can mean vegetarian as well.

However, you will see this word a lot as a sign on food when it’s during a vegetarian festival in Thailand which has been influenced from China since the past and will happen only once a year for 9 days around October or November. So the better word to use for vegetarian in Thai in general is “mang-sà-wí-rát (ผมเป็นมังสวิรัติ)“

Summary useful vocabularies for “How to say I am vegetarian in Thai”

• I for man in Thai = pŏm (ผม)
• I for woman in Thai = chán (ฉัน)
• Verb to be in Thai = bpen (เป็น)
• Vegetarian in Thai = mang-sà-wí-rát (ผมเป็นมังสวิรัติ) or jee (เจ)
• Meat in Thai = núuea sàt (เนื้อสัตว์)
• No in Thai = mâi (ไม่)
• Eat in Thai = gin (กิน)
• Fish sauce in Thai = nám bplaa (น้ำปลา)
• Product in Thai = pà-lìt-dtà-pan (ผลิตภัณฑ์)
• Thai in Thai (connector) = tîi (ที่)
• Come in Thai = maa (มา)
• From in Thai = jàak (จาก)
• Egg in Thai = kài (ไข่)
• Milk in Thai = nom (นม)

Normal Thai food can be changed into vegetarian versions too. Padthai you can have with veggies instead of chicken or shrimp and Tom Yum Gung, you can have it without milk as a clear soup and without shrimp as well. They can also use soy sauce instead of fish sauce for example. 

Try to use these useful phrases to help you order Thai vegetarian food versions and still enjoy Thai food in your own way.

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