เน้น
nénMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] emphasize; stress
to give special importance to something in speech, writing, or decision-making
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)เน้นnénเน้นnén1[to] emphasize; stress2[to] focus on; prioritize3[to] accentuate (pronunciation/typography)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeการส่งงานgaan-sòng-ngaanการส่งงานgaan-sòng-ngaansubmission of workตรงเวลาdtrong-wee-laaตรงเวลาdtrong-wee-laa1punctual; on time2on time (adv.)สำคัญsǎm-kanสำคัญsǎm-kan1important; significant; essential2[to] think; assume; suppose (often mistakenly)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
The teacher emphasizes that turning in assignments on time is very important.
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ในnaiที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumผู้อำนวยการpûu-am-nuuai-gaanเน้นnénให้hâiทีมtiimรับฟังráp-fangลูกค้าlûuk-káaให้hâiมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
In the meeting, the director stressed that the team should listen to customers more.
บทความbòt-kwaamนี้níiเน้นย้ำnén-yámถึงtʉ̌ngความสำคัญkwaam-sǎm-kanของkɔ̌ɔngผลกระทบpǒn-grà-tópต่อdtɔ̀ɔชุมชนchum-chonท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìn
This article emphasizes the importance of the impact on the local community.
แผนงานpɛ̌ɛn-ngaanปีหน้าbpii-nâaเน้นnénการลดgaan-lótค่าใช้จ่ายkâa-chái-jàaiโดยdooiไม่mâiลดlótคุณภาพkun-ná-pâapบริการbɔɔ-rí-gaan
Next year's plan places special importance on reducing costs without reducing service quality.
2VerbB1
[to] focus on; prioritize
to make something the main focus or priority; to concentrate attention or resources on
Examples
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiช่วงนี้chûuang-níi1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเน้นnénเน้นnén1[to] emphasize; stress2[to] focus on; prioritize3[to] accentuate (pronunciation/typography)การฝึกgaan-fʉ̀kการฝึกgaan-fʉ̀ktraining; practice; drillทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every dayเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛng1strong; robust2healthy; fit
Right now we need to focus on training every day to get strong.
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โครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiเน้นnénช่วยchûuaiเด็กdèkในnaiชุมชนchum-chonให้hâiเข้าถึงkâo-tʉ̌ngการศึกษาgaan-sʉ̀k-sǎa
This project focuses on helping children in the community access education.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtจะjàเน้นnénคุณภาพkun-ná-pâapมากกว่าmâak-gwàaปริมาณbpà-rí-maanในnaiการปล่อยgaan-bplɔ̀iสินค้าsǐn-káaใหม่mài
The company will prioritize quality over quantity in releasing new products.
ปีนี้bpii-níiมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiเน้นnénการทำวิจัยgaan-tam-wí-jaiข้ามสาขาkâam-sǎa-kǎaและlɛ́สนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nǔnทรัพยากรsáp-pá-yaa-gɔɔnให้hâiทีมวิจัยtiim-wí-jaiมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
This year the university is prioritizing interdisciplinary research and allocating more resources to research teams.
3VerbB1
[to] accentuate (pronunciation/typography)
to make more prominent by intonation, bolding, underlining, or other means
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)เน้นnénเน้นnén1[to] emphasize; stress2[to] focus on; prioritize3[to] accentuate (pronunciation/typography)คำตอบkam-dtɔ̀ɔpคำตอบkam-dtɔ̀ɔp1answer; reply2solution; correct answerสำคัญsǎm-kanสำคัญsǎm-kan1important; significant; essential2[to] think; assume; suppose (often mistakenly)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooการgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; task3affair; matterขีดเส้นใต้kìit-sên-dtâaiขีดเส้นใต้kìit-sên-dtâai1[to] underline2[to] underscore; emphasize
The teacher emphasized the key answers by underlining them.
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ในnaiสไลด์sà-laiนี้níiผมpǒmเน้นnénหัวข้อhǔua-kɔ̂ɔหลักlàkด้วยdûuaiตัวหนาdtuua-nǎaและlɛ́ใช้cháiสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛng
In this slide, I highlight the main topic with bold text and use red color.
ผู้บรรยายpûu-ban-yaaiเน้นnénคำkamที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngจำjamด้วยdûuaiการลากgaan-lâakเสียงsǐiangและlɛ́หยุดyùtเว้นจังหวะwén-jang-wà
The speaker emphasizes the words to remember by lengthening the intonation and pausing.
เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเน้นnénประเด็นสำคัญbprà-den-sǎm-kanเธอtəəจึงjʉngจัดรูปแบบjàt-rûup-bɛ̀ɛpข้อความkɔ̂ɔ-kwaamด้วยdûuaiตัวdtuuaเอียงiiangใส่sàiเส้นใต้sên-dtâaiและlɛ́เพิ่มpə̂əmไฮไลต์hai-láiในnaiส่วนsùuanที่tîiเกี่ยวข้องgìiao-kɔ̂ɔng
To emphasize the key points, she formatted the text with italics, underlined it, and added highlights to the relevant parts.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
nén
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |