TO EAT

TO EAT

Generally there are several words that mean “to eat” in Thai culture, but one should know how to use them correctly. Thailand is one of a few countries in the word that has a monarch system. To show our respect to the King’s family, we should use some special words when we want to discuss them. For instance, the word SA-WOUL is a particular one that means “to eat” for royalty. In term of Buddhism, we also have lots of words for the monks. The word CHANT means “to eat” for them. We will only use it if we want to invite the monks to have a meal. In addition, the Thai will say RUB-PRA-TARN or RUP-TARN or TARN which are polite ways or saying “to eat” we also use the word KIN to ask anyone to eat who is close to us, such as our family, or friends. There are a lot more local words that mean “to eat” that depend on the part of the country.