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pho (Vietnamese noodle soup)
A Vietnamese noodle soup with clear broth, rice noodles, herbs, and meat (commonly beef or chicken).
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)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); pocketโฟfohโฟfohpho (Vietnamese noodle soup)ร้อนrónร้อนrón1hot (temperature)2spicy (taste)3[to] be hot; feel hot; become hot4urgent; intenseๆ-
Today I want to eat hot pho.
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Yesterday we tried beef pho at a new shop; it was very tasty.
He says chicken pho with clear broth is the most balanced in flavor.
ฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpปรุงbprungโฟfooด้วยdûuaiใบโหระพาbai-hǒo-rá-paaถั่วงอกtùua-ngɔ̂ɔkและlɛ́มะนาวmá-naaoเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiกลิ่นglìnหอมสดชื่นhɔ̌ɔm-sòt-chʉ̂ʉn
I like to season pho with basil, bean sprouts, and lime for a refreshing aroma.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
foo
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 | — | — |