เพนเน่
payn-nêMeaning
1NounB1
penne pasta
penne; a type of pasta in the shape of short, hollow tubes.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกินginกินgin1[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)พาสต้าเพนเน่pâat-dtâa-peen-nêeพาสต้าเพนเน่pâat-dtâa-peen-nêepenne (pasta)
Today I want to eat penne pasta.
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This evening, Mom is going to make a creamy mushroom sauce to eat with penne.
ที่têeร้านอาหารráan aa-hăanอิตาเลียนì-dtaa-liianร้านนั้นráan nánมีmeeเมนูเด็ดmay-noo dètคือkeuเพนเน่payn-nêอบòpชีสchées
That Italian restaurant has a signature dish which is baked penne with cheese.
ลักษณะlák-sà-nàของkŏngเส้นsênเพนเน่payn-nêที่têeเป็นbpenท่อtôrทำให้tam hâiมันmanสามารถsăa-mâatดูดซับdòot sápซอสsótที่têeมีเนื้อmee néuuaข้นkônๆ-ได้ดีdâai dee
The tubular shape of penne allows it to absorb thick, chunky sauces well.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เพนเน่ said เพ-นะ-เน่น?
payn-nê
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
เพนpeenเพนpeen1pen (loanword; writing instrument) [rare]2Penn/Pen (name)pen (loanword; writing instrument) [rare]Part 1
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เน่nêeเน่nêe1rotten; decayed (food; organic matter)2[to] rot; decay; go bad3awful; lousy; messed up (colloq.)rotten; decayed (food; organic matter)Part 2
เพนเน่payn-nêเพนเน่payn-nêpenne pastapenne pastaWord