Food and drink น้ำปั่น náam-bpàn
smoothie, blended drink noun
- náam high
- bpàn low
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
Parts: น้ำnáam water, drink ปั่นbpàn to blend
How to use it
Fruit blended with ice, syrup and a pinch of salt, sold from carts everywhere. Order the fruit plus ปั่นbpàn, "blended": มะม่วงปั่นmá-mûang bpàn is a mango smoothie and แตงโมปั่นdtaeng-moo bpàn a watermelon one. Coffee, cocoa and Thai tea come blended too.
They're sweet: ask for หวานน้อยwǎan náwy, less sweet.
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:
- nam pan
- nam bpan
- nampan
More food and drink in Thai
All food and drink- ข้าว kâao Rice
- ข้าวเหนียว kâao-nǐaw Sticky rice
- ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง kâao-nǐaw má-mûang Mango sticky rice
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