ผัด
stir-fry
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- 1 stir-fry
- 2 put off、ask for an extension
- 3 powder (the face or skin)
This word most commonly means to stir-fry food by moving it around in a hot pan with a little oil or water. It can also mean to put something off or to apply cosmetic powder.
stir-fry
To cook food quickly in a hot pan with a small amount of oil or water while repeatedly stirring or turning it.
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ผัดผักใส่น้ำมันหอย phàt phàk sày nám man hɔ̌ɔy Stir-fry the vegetables with oyster sauce. ผัดผักใส่น้ำมันหอย details
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มะระผัดไข่ márá phàt khày bitter melon stir-fried with egg มะระผัดไข่ details
put off、ask for an extension
To delay an obligation or ask for more time, often with the sense of putting off something that should already be done.
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อย่าผัดวันประกันพรุ่ง yàa phàt wan prakan phrûŋ Don't procrastinate. อย่าผัดวันประกันพรุ่ง details
powder (the face or skin)
To apply cosmetic powder to the face or skin. In everyday modern Thai, ทาแป้ง is also commonly used.
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ผัดหน้าให้ขาวนวล phàt nâa hây khǎaw nuan Apply face powder to make the complexion look fair and smooth. ผัดหน้าให้ขาวนวล details
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ผัดแป้งให้เด็ก phàt pɛ̂ɛŋ hây dèk apply powder to the child ผัดแป้งให้เด็ก details
Learning notes
Explanation
The most important and frequent sense is “to stir-fry.” It describes cooking ingredients with a small amount of oil or water while stirring or turning them with a spatula. It appears very often in dish names. Depending on context, ผัดผัก can describe the action “stir-fry vegetables” or refer to a dish of stir-fried vegetables. ข้าวผัด has the reverse order and is the established name for fried rice. In its delay-related sense, ผัด is especially associated with putting off payments, work, responsibilities, or other obligations. The common expression ผัดวันประกันพรุ่ง means to keep postponing until another day—in other words, to procrastinate. In its cosmetic sense, it refers to rubbing or applying powder to the face or skin.
Usage
In the cooking sense, it is extremely common in recipes, home cooking, restaurant and street-food menus, and conversations about ordering food. In the delay-related sense, it is used when discussing postponed work, procrastination, payments, debts, or requests for more time. The powdering sense occurs when talking about cosmetics or applying powder to the skin.
Caution
For cooking, distinguish ผัด from ทอด. The latter generally means to fry or deep-fry with more oil, while ผัด normally involves stirring ingredients in a small amount of oil or water. For neutrally rescheduling a meeting or event, เลื่อน is usually more natural. Do not confuse ผัด with the similarly spelled ผลัด, which means to alternate, take turns, or change shifts. For example, “do it in turns” is ผลัดกันทำ.
Differences from similar words
1 stir-fry synonyms
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ทอด generally means to fry or deep-fry food using more oil. ผัด involves cooking ingredients with a small amount of oil or water while stirring and turning them.
2 put off synonyms
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เลื่อน is the usual neutral word for rescheduling or postponing an event. ผัด often suggests delaying an obligation, payment, or task, or asking someone for additional time.