ทานให้อร่อยนะ
than hai aroi na/tʰaːn˧.haj˥˩.ʔa˨˩.rɔj˨˩.naʔ˦˥/
The English phrase "enjoy your food" is translated into Thai as ทานให้อร่อยนะ (than hai aroi na).
This phrase is a polite way to wish someone a pleasant meal before they start eating. It is typically used by a host to a guest, or by a server or friend to someone who is about to eat.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to 'eat (it) so that it is delicious' with a softening particle at the end. It consists of ทาน (eat, polite), ให้ (cause to be), อร่อย (delicious) and นะ (particle).
Which one should you use?
While ทานให้อร่อยนะ is a standard polite way to say "Eat and enjoy your food," you may encounter กินให้อร่อยนะ which translates to "Eat and enjoy your meal" in a more colloquial manner.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
ทานให้อร่อยนะ is a polite form. For formal situations, you can use เชิญรับประทานอาหาร to say "Please enjoy your meal." In casual settings, you can use the colloquial กินให้อร่อยนะ.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb ทาน (than) used in this phrase is a polite version of the common verb กิน (kin).
How do you pronounce it?
than hai aroi na
Did you know?
- While ทานให้อร่อยนะ is a kind wish, Thai social etiquette places more value on complimenting the cook after tasting the food than wishing someone a good meal beforehand.
- The particle นะ at the end of the phrase acts like a verbal 'hug', softening the command to eat and making the wish feel much warmer and more sincere.
- The polite verb ทาน is actually a contraction of the highly formal term รับประทาน, making it a middle-ground word that feels refined yet accessible.
Examples in context
- เชิญรับประทานอาหารครับPlease enjoy your meal.
- กินให้อร่อยนะคะEat and enjoy your meal.
- ทานให้อร่อยนะthan hai a-roi naEnjoy your food.
- ทานให้อร่อยนะทุกคนthan hai a-roi na thuk khonEnjoy your food, everyone.
- วันนี้ทานให้อร่อยนะwan ni than hai a-roi naEnjoy your food today.
Example conversation
Witthawat brings a plate of food to Sirin.
- วิทวัส Witthawatนี่ครับอาหารของสิรินทร์ ทานให้อร่อยนะni khrap a-han khong sirin than hai a-roi naHere is your food, Sirin. Enjoy your meal.
- สิรินทร์ Sirinขอบคุณมากค่ะวิทวัสkhop khun mak kha witthawatThank you very much, Witthawat.
- วิทวัส Witthawatไม่เป็นไรครับmai pen rai khrapYou're welcome.
- สิรินทร์ Sirinน่าทานมากเลยค่ะna than mak loei khaIt looks delicious.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry ทานให้อร่อยนะ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
