มือเย็น
mʉʉ-yenMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
cold-handed; having cold hands
Having hands that feel cold to the touch.
Examples
ตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháo1morning (time period)2in the morningอากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherหนาวnǎaoหนาวnǎao1cold; chilly2[to] feel cold3cold season; winter (Thai context)มือmʉʉมือmʉʉ1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เย็นyenเย็นyen1cool; chilly2evening (late afternoon to dusk)3cool (personality); calm4[to] be cool; become coolมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
In the morning it’s cold; my hands are very cold.
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ฝนตกfǒn-dtòkทั้งวันtáng-wanทำให้tam-hâiมือmʉʉของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเย็นyenจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngใส่ถุงsài-tǔngมือmʉʉ
It rained all day, making his hands so cold he had to wear gloves.
เธอterจับมือjàp meuuฉันchănแล้วláeoบอกว่าbòk wâaมือเย็นmeuu yenจังjangไปbpaiอุ่นùnมือmeuuใกล้ๆglâi glâiแก๊สgáetกันganเถอะtòe
She held my hand and said it’s so cold; let’s warm our hands by the gas stove.
คุณยายkun yaaiมักmákมีmeeมือเย็นmeuu yenเวลาway-laaอยู่ในyòo naiห้องhôngแอร์aeนานๆnaan naanจนjonต้องdtôngพกpókถุงร้อนtŭng rónติดตัวdtìt dtuuaไว้wái
Grandma often has cold hands after staying in an air-conditioned room for a long time, so she carries heat packs with her.
2NounB2
green thumb; green fingers
A knack for growing plants successfully, traditionally attributed to someone whose planting or tending makes plants thrive.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringมือเย็นmʉʉ-yenมือเย็นmʉʉ-yen1cold-handed; having cold hands2green thumb; green fingersปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)อะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerงามngaamงามngaam1beautiful; lovely2graceful; elegant; proper3[adv] beautifully; nicelyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâanเพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâan1neighbor (person)2neighboring (of a country or community)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forเคล็ดลับklét-lápเคล็ดลับklét-láp1tip; helpful hint2secret method; trick
My mother has a green thumb; everything she plants grows so well that the neighbors ask for her secrets.
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ต้นdtônมะลิmá-líที่tîiฉันchǎnเลี้ยงlíiangแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่mâiออกดอกɔ̀ɔk-dɔ̀ɔkแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔฝากfàakป้าbpâaดูแลduu-lɛɛก็gɔ̂ออกดอกɔ̀ɔk-dɔ̀ɔkเต็มdtemต้นdtônป้าbpâaมือเย็นmʉʉ-yenจริงjing
The jasmine I was growing hardly ever bloomed, but after I left it with my aunt, it was covered in flowers. She really has a green thumb.
ใครkraiก็gɔ̂ชมchomว่าwâaคุณตาkun-dtaaเป็นbpenคนkonมือเย็นmʉʉ-yenแต่dtɛ̀ɛคุณตาkun-dtaaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaเคล็ดลับklét-lápคือkʉʉการสังเกตgaan-sǎng-gèetว่าwâaต้นไม้dtôn-máaiแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láชนิดchá-nítต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanอะไรà-rai
Everyone praises Grandpa for having a green thumb, but he says the secret is observing what each kind of plant needs.
แม้mɛ́ɛระเบียงห้องrá-biiang-hɔ̂ngจะมีjà-miiพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiจำกัดjam-gàtและlɛ́ได้รับdâi-rápแสงแดดsɛ̌ɛng-dɛ̀ɛtเพียงpiiangครึ่งวันkrʉ̂ng-wanเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ยังyangปลูกผักbplùuk-pàkได้dâaiงามngaamจนjonเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanยอมรับyɔɔm-rápว่าwâaมือเย็นmʉʉ-yen
Although her balcony has limited space and gets only half a day of sunlight, she still grows vegetables so well that her friends agree she has a green thumb.
Tones
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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
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Result
Mid tone
mʉʉ
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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เย็นyenเย็นyen1cool; chilly2evening (late afternoon to dusk)3cool (personality); calm4[to] be cool; become coolcool; chillyPart 2
มือเย็นmʉʉ-yenมือเย็นmʉʉ-yencold-handed; having cold handscold-handed; having cold handsWord