Thai Allergy Phrases to Show at the Table (Screenshot This)

 Explaining an allergy in spoken Thai rarely works. Show the screen instead.

Screenshot this page before you travel.


The core word

Allergy in Thai is āđāļž้ (phae). That single word does most of the work.

MeaningThaiSay it
I am allergic toāļœāļĄ/āļ”ิāļ‰ัāļ™ āđāļž้phom / dichan phae
It is seriousāļ­ัāļ™āļ•āļĢāļēāļĒāļĄāļēāļantarai mak
It could kill meāļ­āļēāļˆāļ–ึāļ‡āļ•āļēāļĒat thueng tai

Men say āļœāļĄ (phom), women say āļ”ิāļ‰ัāļ™ (dichan).

By ingredient

MeaningThaiSay it
Shrimpāđāļž้āļุ้āļ‡phae kung
Crabāđāļž้āļ›ูphae poo
Seafoodāđāļž้āļ­āļēāļŦāļēāļĢāļ—āļ°āđ€āļĨphae ahan thalay
Peanutsāđāļž้āļ–ั่āļ§āļĨิāļŠāļ‡phae thua lisong
All nutsāđāļž้āļ–ั่āļ§phae thua
Eggāđāļž้āđ„āļ‚่phae khai
Milkāđāļž้āļ™āļĄphae nom
Wheatāđāļž้āđāļ›้āļ‡āļŠāļēāļĨีphae paeng salee
Fishāđāļž้āļ›āļĨāļēphae plaa

Asking them to leave it out

MeaningThaiSay it
No fish sauceāđ„āļĄ่āđƒāļŠ่āļ™้āļģāļ›āļĨāļēmai sai nam pla
No shrimp pasteāđ„āļĄ่āđƒāļŠ่āļāļ°āļ›ิmai sai kapi
No oyster sauceāđ„āļĄ่āđƒāļŠ่āļ™้āļģāļĄัāļ™āļŦāļ­āļĒmai sai nam man hoi
No peanutsāđ„āļĄ่āđƒāļŠ่āļ–ั่āļ§mai sai thua
No MSGāđ„āļĄ่āđƒāļŠ่āļœāļ‡āļŠูāļĢāļŠmai sai pong chu rot
No corianderāđ„āļĄ่āđƒāļŠ่āļœัāļāļŠีmai sai phak chee


Full sentences to show

Delete the lines that don't apply to you.

Seafood

āļœāļĄ/āļ”ิāļ‰ัāļ™āđāļž้āļ­āļēāļŦāļēāļĢāļ—āļ°āđ€āļĨ āļุ้āļ‡ āļ›ู āđāļĨāļ°āļāļ°āļ›ิ
āđāļž้āđāļĨ้āļ§āļ­ัāļ™āļ•āļĢāļēāļĒāļĄāļēāļ āļāļĢุāļ“āļēāļ­āļĒ่āļēāđƒāļŠ่āļ„āļĢัāļš/āļ„่āļ°

I am allergic to seafood, shrimp, crab and shrimp paste. It is serious. Please do not add any.

Peanuts and nuts

āļœāļĄ/āļ”ิāļ‰ัāļ™āđāļž้āļ–ั่āļ§āļĨิāļŠāļ‡āđāļĨāļ°āļ–ั่āļ§āļ—ุāļāļŠāļ™ิāļ”
āđāļž้āđāļĨ้āļ§āļ­āļēāļˆāļ–ึāļ‡āļ•āļēāļĒ āļāļĢุāļ“āļēāļ­āļĒ่āļēāđƒāļŠ่āļ„āļĢัāļš/āļ„่āļ°

I am allergic to peanuts and all nuts. It could be fatal. Please do not add any.

Asking what's in it

āđƒāļ™āļ­āļēāļŦāļēāļĢāļ™ี้āļĄีāļุ้āļ‡ āļ›ู āļ–ั่āļ§ āļŦāļĢืāļ­āļ™้āļģāļ›āļĨāļēāđ„āļŦāļĄāļ„āļĢัāļš/āļ„āļ°

Does this dish contain shrimp, crab, peanuts or fish sauce?

How to use them

Show it before you order. After the food arrives is too late.

Ask them to check with the kitchen. Front-of-house staff often don't know. Add this line:

āļŠ่āļ§āļĒāļ–āļēāļĄāļ„āļĢัāļ§āļŦāļ™่āļ­āļĒāļ„āļĢัāļš/āļ„่āļ°
chuay tham krua noi

Please ask the kitchen.

Watch it being cooked at street stalls. One wok, one ladle, everything. If your allergy is severe, stalls are not worth the risk.


In short

  • āđāļž้ (phae) is the word that matters
  • Screenshot this page to your camera roll
  • Show it before ordering, and ask them to check the kitchen
  • Street stalls carry real cross-contamination risk

Translations are for communication support. With severe allergies, carry a professionally prepared Thai allergy card and your auto-injector.

The full breakdown of which dishes hide shrimp paste and fish sauce is here. Screenshot both before you eat at the night markets or book anything from the Michelin list.

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