How to say “Spicy” in Thai
เผ็ด
phèt
“spicy”
“Spicy” in Thai is เผ็ด, written phèt in the Latin alphabet.
Tone
เผ็ด 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 เผ็ด with that same shape.