How to Order Your Drink Less Sweet in Thai

Taming the sugar in Thai drinks

Thai drinks can be seriously sweet, so this is a phrase you will thank yourself for. To ask for less sugar, say wan noi (หวานน้อย), from wan (หวาน), the word for sweet, and noi (น้อย), meaning a little or less.

Add the polite kha or khrap and you have a courteous request that baristas hear all the time: less sweet, please. You can use it for coffee, Thai tea, smoothies and just about any drink on the menu.

It is one of the most practical phrases a visitor can learn. This short Thai reel shows how to order your drink less sweet so you get exactly the taste you want across Phuket.