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A Thai Language Guide for Travelling Vegans & Vegetarians

The idea for this post comes as a result of two things:

1. The growing popularity of the Thailand Vegan Facebook page.

2. A chance encounter with some vegans struggling to order food in May Veggie Home, arguably Bangkok's Best Vegan Restaurant.

If you're a vegan or vegetarian travelling in Thailand, then you're going to love this Thai lesson.

These 21 sentences will help you avoid meat and dairy, find vegan and vegetarian restaurants, and let people know why you do not eat animal products.

I've been planning this post for ages, trying to think of the easiest way to present it, and I finally decided on using separate audio files for each sentence.

The reasoning behind this is that if you find yourself ordering food, it would be too time consuming to flick through a video on your phone trying to locate what you want to say.

Download these audio files to your phone, or bookmark this page in your browser for when you need to whip out your phone and play the audio to a restaurant or food stall owner.

I haven't got around to writing the transliterations yet, but I will do that very soon.

By the way, the Thai lady speaking is using “chan” for the word “I”. She also says “Ka” at the end of most sentences.

If you are a man, change “chan” to “phom”, and “ka” to “khrup”. Either way, if you play the stall or restaurant owner the audio, they'll know exactly what you mean.

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Thai for Vegans & Vegetarians

1. I am a vegan: ฉันทานเจค่ะ

https://www.thethailandlife.com/audio/vegan-lesson/I-am-a-vegan.mp3

 

2. I am a vegetarian: ฉันทานมังสวิรัติค่ะ

https://www.thethailandlife.com/audio/vegan-lesson/I-am-a-vegetarian.mp3

 

3. I do not eat meat: ฉันไม่ทานเนื้อสัตว์ค่ะ

https://www.thethailandlife.com/audio/vegan-lesson/i-do-not-eat-meat.mp3

 

4. I do not eat any animal products: ฉันไม่ทานสินค้าที่ผลิตมาจากสัตว์

https://www.thethailandlife.com/audio/vegan-lesson/i-do-not-eat-any-animal-products.mp3

 

5. I do not eat eggs: ฉันไม่ทานไข่ไก่ค่ะ

https://www.thethailandlife.com/audio/vegan-lesson/i-do-not-eat-eggs.mp3

 

6. I do not drink milk: ฉันไม่ดื่มนมวัวค่ะ

https://www.thethailandlife.com/audio/vegan-lesson/i-dont-drink-milk.mp3

 

7. No milk please: ฉันไม่ดื่มนมวัวค่ะ

https://www.thethailandlife.com/audio/vegan-lesson/no-milk-please.mp3

 

8. No egg please: ไม่ใส่ไข่ไก่ค่ะ

https://www.thethailandlife.com/audio/vegan-lesson/no-egg-please.mp3

 

9. No fish sauce please: ไม่ใส่น้ำปลาค่ะ

https://www.thethailandlife.com/audio/vegan-lesson/no-fish-sauce-please.mp3

 

10. Does this dish have milk in it ?: จานนี้มันมีนมวัวใส่ผสมลงไปด้วยไหมค่ะ

https://www.thethailandlife.com/audio/vegan-lesson/does-this-dish-have-milk-in-it.mp3

 

11. Does this dish have egg in it ?: จานนี้มันมีไข่ไก่ใส่ผสมลงไปด้วยไหมค่ะ

https://www.thethailandlife.com/audio/vegan-lesson/does-this-dish-have-egg-in-it.mp3

 

12. Does this dish have fish sauce in it ?: จานนี้มันมีน้ำปลาใส่ผสมลงไปด้วยไหมค่ะ

https://www.thethailandlife.com/audio/vegan-lesson/does-this-dish-have-fish-sauce-in-it.mp3

 

13. Does this dish have meat in it ?: จานนี้มันมีเนื้อสัตว์ใส่ผสมลงไปด้วยไหมค่ะ

https://www.thethailandlife.com/audio/vegan-lesson/does-this-dish-have-meat-in-it.mp3

 

14. Does this dish contain any animal products ?: จานนี้ใช้ผลิตภัณฑ์ทดแทนที่ผลิตมาจากสัตว์ไหมค่ะ

https://www.thethailandlife.com/audio/vegan-lesson/does-this-dish-contain-any-animal-products.mp3

 

15. Do you have any vegan options on the menu ?: คุณมีรายการตัวเลือกต่างๆเกี่ยวกับอาหารเจไหมค่ะ

https://www.thethailandlife.com/audio/vegan-lesson/do-you-have-any-vegan-options-on-the-menu.mp3

 

16. Do you have any vegetarian options on the menu ?: คุณมีรายการตัวเลือกเกี่ยวกับอาหารมังสวิรัติไหมค่ะ

https://www.thethailandlife.com/audio/vegan-lesson/do-you-have-any-vegetarian-options-on-the-menu.mp3

 

17. Are there any vegan restaurants nearby ?: ร้านอาหารเจแถวนี้มีที่ไหนใกล้เคียงบ้างค่ะ

https://www.thethailandlife.com/audio/vegan-lesson/are-there-any-vegan-restaurants-nearby.mp3

 

18. Are there any vegetarian restaurants nearby ?: ร้านอาหารมังสวิรัติแถวนี้มีที่ไหนใกล้เคียงบ้างค่ะ

https://www.thethailandlife.com/audio/vegan-lesson/are-there-any-vegetarian-restaurants-nearby.mp3

 

19. I am vegan because I believe that it is not up to you or me when an animal's life should be ended: ฉันเป็นคนทานเจเพราะฉันเชื่อว่ามันแล้วแต่คุณหรือผม เมื่อสัตว์ที่จะมีชีวิตควรจะให้มันอยู่หรือควรที่จะให้มันตาย

https://www.thethailandlife.com/audio/vegan-lesson/i-am-vegan-because-i-believe-animal-life.mp3

 

20. I am vegan because I love animals: ฉันทานเจเพราะว่าฉันรักสัตว์

https://www.thethailandlife.com/audio/vegan-lesson/i-am-vegan-because-i-love-animals.mp3

 

21. I am vegan because it is healthy: ฉันทานมังสวิรัติเพราะว่ามันทำให้ฉันสุขภาพแข็งแรง

 

https://www.thethailandlife.com/audio/vegan-lesson/i-am-vegan-because-it-is-healthy.mp3

 

I hope you find this useful. If there's any key phrases I've missed, let me know in the comments section and I'll add them in. I'll also get the transliterations up soon.

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  1. Komal Patel says

    November 1, 2019 at 4:07 am

    This is excellent! I wonder if the audio files could be made to be downloaded? I'd love to save them in my Itunes for reference! If they already are available for download, can you explain the steps on how to download them?

    Thank you so much for putting this information out on the web!
    Reply

    Nov 01, 2019 at 4:07 am

    • James E says

      November 1, 2019 at 7:20 am

      If you have any audio editing software it's pretty easy. Just set the software to record what is going to the speakers. Hit play on the link and it'll record it. You have the option of recording them one by one or just going down the page. Note: The sound quality won't be as good as the original. When I do things like this I'll run them through a noise reduction filter and it gets a bit better. I use SoundForge and WavePad.
      Reply

      Nov 01, 2019 at 7:20 am

      • TheThailandLife says

        November 1, 2019 at 4:36 pm

        Hey Komal, I will make a note to make these available for download (I think someone else requested this previously and i forgot, my bad). Another alternative to James' method is to play them back on a desktop/laptop computer and use a voice recorder app on your phone to record them one by one. iPhones have one that lets you label each voice note accordingly, and I'm sure Android has this capability or an app that does the same.
        Reply

        Nov 01, 2019 at 4:36 pm

  2. Sophie says

    April 15, 2019 at 11:31 pm

    Hi this is so useful, thanks. Are you still planning on putting the word for word translations? That we be really helpful for learning.
    Reply

    Apr 15, 2019 at 11:31 pm

    • TheThailandLife says

      April 15, 2019 at 11:44 pm

      Glad it's going to be of help to you. I had planned to put them up a long time ago. I'll put it on my to-do list!
      Reply

      Apr 15, 2019 at 11:44 pm

  3. Rebecca says

    December 23, 2017 at 8:04 pm

    Thank you so much...this is incredibly useful. I'm in Thailand at the moment and have a few mishaps...I asked for cashews and recieved chicken.

    Until the unlikely time that I master the language, these phrases and audio files will be my travel companions!

    Maybe you could add 'I don't eat seafood/fish' - or am I just being plain cheeky now?! 😉

    Thanks again for an excellent resource 🌱❤✌
    Reply

    Dec 23, 2017 at 8:04 pm

    • TheThailandLife says

      December 24, 2017 at 3:51 am

      Glad you're finding them useful Rebecca. I'll try and add the seafood one. I can just write it here in Thai and you can show it to the person taking your order if you want?
      Reply

      Dec 24, 2017 at 3:51 am

      • Rebecca says

        December 27, 2017 at 6:57 pm

        Thank would be fantastic....thank you very much ❤✌
        Reply

        Dec 27, 2017 at 6:57 pm

        • TheThailandLife says

          December 30, 2017 at 3:24 am

          Here you go: I don't eat fish or seafood: ฉันไม่ทานปลาหรืออาหารทะเลค่ะI am vegan: ฉันทานเจค่ะ
          Reply

          Dec 30, 2017 at 3:24 am

  4. Alexandros Kapatais says

    July 3, 2017 at 4:11 am

    Hi, Thanks a lot for this!!
    I will be going to Thailand in a couple of weeks time and I bet these phrases would be really useful!

    Would it be possible to download the audio? I think it will help a lot!!

    Thanks a lot :)
    Reply

    Jul 03, 2017 at 4:11 am

  5. peter says

    February 21, 2017 at 10:22 am

    went to May veggie home last week, wrong food arrived then they gave the change to the wrong table! Good food though, just a pity it's so far.
    Reply

    Feb 21, 2017 at 10:22 am

    • TheThailandLife says

      February 21, 2017 at 8:17 pm

      Oh dear. Been there over 100 times and never had an incident.
      Reply

      Feb 21, 2017 at 8:17 pm

  6. TheThailandLife says

    August 12, 2015 at 9:33 am

    Thanks Katy. This is exactly what inspired me to create this post. Glad you are finding it useful.
    Reply

    Aug 12, 2015 at 9:33 am

  7. Katyb says

    August 8, 2015 at 6:48 pm

    Wow. You don't realize just how useful this is for me, and how timely. I am sitting in a restaurant in Chiang mai trying to order a pad Thai without egg and really struggling. so I thought let me google and see if I can find some vegan phrases for thailand. Bless your heart for doing this. Such a massive help. I've just played some of the phrases to the staff and they were all giggling and saying "very good". X
    Reply

    Aug 08, 2015 at 6:48 pm

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