เบนโตะ
been-dtòMeaning
1NounA2
bento; Japanese boxed lunch
a Japanese-style packed lunch or meal, typically served in a box with compartments
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)เบนโตะbeen-dtòเบนโตะbeen-dtòbento; Japanese boxed lunchเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)อาหารเที่ยงaa-hǎan-tîiangอาหารเที่ยงaa-hǎan-tîianglunch
I eat a bento for lunch.
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Mom makes a bento for me to eat at school every day.
How much is this bento box?
เวลาwee-laaไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoญี่ปุ่นyîi-bpùnฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpซื้อsʉ́ʉเบนโตะbeen-dtòที่tîiสถานีรถไฟsà-tǎa-nii-rót-faiมากินmaa-ginบนbonรถไฟrót-faiชินคันเซ็นchin-kan-sen
When traveling in Japan, I like to buy a bento at the train station to eat on the Shinkansen.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
been
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |