How to say “Chicken” in Thai
ไก่
gài
“chicken”
“Chicken” in Thai is ไก่, written gài in the Latin alphabet.
Tone
ไก่ carries a low tone — below your resting pitch, and it stays there. Thai uses tone to tell words apart, so the pitch is part of the word, not an accent you can drop.
The shortest way in is an English intonation you already use. Say “Don’t.” out loud — quiet and stern, the warning you give without raising your voice — then say ไก่ with that same shape.