Smelly in Thai

“Smelly” in Thai is เหม็นměn.

เหม็น měn

smelly, stinky; to stink adjective

měn rising

Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”

How to use it

เหม็นměn is a bad smell, with a rising tone. Durian is the famous one: many hotels and the BTS skytrain ban it, with signs showing a crossed-out durian. A good smell is หอมhǎwm, and to sniff something is ดมdom.

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:

mehn
mhen
maen

More describing things in Thai

All describing things

ดี dii Good
ไม่ดี mâi dii Bad
bad, not good
ดีกว่า dii gwàa Better
ดีที่สุด dii tîi-sùt Best
the best
ชอบที่สุด châwp tîi-sùt Favourite
favourite (literally 'like the most')
สุดยอด sùt-yâwt Awesome
awesome, amazing, the best

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