น่ารับประทาน(nâa ráp-bprà-taan)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

appetizing; looks delicious

describes food whose appearance or presentation makes you want to eat it; a more formal/polite term than น่ากินน่ากินnâa gin1appetizing; mouthwatering2colloq. extremely cute3slang: sexually attractive.

Examples

เค้กkékเค้กkékcake (sweet baked dessert)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ตู้โชว์dtôo chohตู้โชว์dtôo choh1display cabinet; showcase2display case; display counterดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeน่ารับประทานnâa ráp-bprà-taanน่ารับประทานnâa ráp-bprà-taan1appetizing; looks delicious2mouthwatering; appealing in taste/aromaมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
The cake in the display case looks very appetizing.
2AdjectiveB1

mouthwatering; appealing in taste/aroma

describes food that seems delicious based on aroma or description, not only its appearance.

Examples

แกงเขียวหวานgaeng kĭiao wăanแกงเขียวหวานgaeng kĭiao wăanThai green curryหม้อmôrหม้อmôr1pot; cooking pot2jar; pot (earthen/ceramic)3electric rice cooker (colloquial)4transformer/power supply (slang)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีกลิ่นหอมmee glìn hŏmมีกลิ่นหอมmee glìn hŏm[to] be fragrant; [to] smell goodน่ารับประทานnâa ráp-bprà-taanน่ารับประทานnâa ráp-bprà-taan1appetizing; looks delicious2mouthwatering; appealing in taste/aroma
This pot of green curry has an appetizing aroma.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

น่าnâaน่าnâa1worthy/apt to ...2[!] pity; what a shamePart 1
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รับประทานráp-bprà-taanรับประทานráp-bprà-taan1[to] eat (polite/formal; honorific)2[to] drink (polite/formal; honorific)3[to] take (medicine) (polite/formal)Part 2
น่ารับประทานnâa ráp-bprà-taanน่ารับประทานnâa ráp-bprà-taanappetizing; looks delicious