Let's Eat
Talking About Food
Learn how to describe food and order at a restaurant.
Food Vocabulary (คำศัพท์เกี่ยวกับอาหาร)
Let's learn some words to describe food. Click the sound icon to hear the word.
- Sweet (หวาน): Tastes like sugar. Example: cake, ice cream.
- Sour (เปรี้ยว): Tastes like a lemon. Example: green mango, lime.
- Spicy (เผ็ด): Tastes hot, like chili. Example: som tum, tom yum goong.
- Salty (เค็ม): Tastes like salt. Example: potato chips, fish sauce.
- Delicious (อร่อย): Tastes very good.
- Crispy (กรอบ): Hard and makes a sound when you eat it. Example: fried chicken.
Matching Game
Match the word to its meaning. Click a word on the left, then click its meaning on the right.
At a Restaurant
Somsak (Waiter): Hello, welcome! Table for one?
Ploy (Customer): Yes, please. Can I have the menu?
Somsak: Here you are. Are you ready to order?
Ploy: Hmm, everything looks delicious. What do you recommend?
Somsak: Our Pad Thai is very popular. It's not too spicy.
Ploy: Okay, I'll have the Pad Thai, please. And a bottle of water.
Activity 1: Food Types
Drag each food into the correct taste category.
Sweet (หวาน)
Sour (เปรี้ยว)
Spicy (เผ็ด)
Salty (เค็ม)
Activity 2: Who Says It?
Drag each sentence to the person who would say it: the Customer or the Waiter.
Customer (ลูกค้า)
Waiter (พนักงานเสิร์ฟ)
Listening Practice
Listen to the conversation and fill in the missing words.
Somsak: Hello, welcome! Table for ?
Ploy: Yes, please. Can I have the ?
Somsak: Here you are. Are you ready to ?
Ploy: Hmm, everything looks delicious. What do you ?
Somsak: Our Pad Thai is very . It's not too spicy.
Ploy: Okay, I'll have the Pad Thai, please. And a bottle of .
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Speaking Practice
Practice with a partner. Take turns being the customer and the waiter.
Speaking Tip:
Try asking a question! For example: "What is in the [dish name]?" or "Is the [dish name] spicy?"
Final Quiz
Choose the best answer for each question.
Quiz Complete!
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