Emphasise in Thai

“Emphasise” in Thai is เน้นnén.

เน้น nén

to emphasise, to focus on, to stress verb

nén high

High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.

How to use it

เน้นnén is putting the weight on something: a teacher stressing a point, a café that's all about the coffee, a menu that leans towards healthy food. At a food stall, ขอเน้นผักkǎw nén pàk asks for plenty of vegetables. Doubled, เน้นๆnén-nén is "packed, generous": food ads promise meat เน้นๆnén-nén, piled high. In speech, เน้นว่าnén wâa is "to stress that…".

Other spellings you'll see

There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:

nenn
neen

More verbs in Thai

All verbs

เป็น bpen Be
to be (a nationality, a job, a role)
มี mii Have
to have
ไป bpai Go
to go
มา maa Come
to come
กิน gin Eat
to eat
ดื่ม dùuem Drink
to drink

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones