ลื่น
lêun
Meanings
1NounA2
slippery; slick
having a smooth, slick surface that causes things to slide and makes it hard to hold or stand on
Examples
รองเท้าrong táaoรองเท้าrong táaoshoe; footwearคู่kôoคู่kôo1in pairs; double2[to] pair; match3classifier for pairs4pair; coupleนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)พื้นpéunพื้นpéun1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3basis; level; background (figurative)4background (color/pattern)ลื่นlêunลื่นlêun1slippery; slick2[to] be slippery; slide3smooth; seamless (process/experience)4slick; glib (speech/behavior)จับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] assign; pair up; match7[to be] chilled; feel cold (body part)8[to] set; fix (price, time, etc.)พื้นpéunพื้นpéun1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3basis; level; background (figurative)4background (color/pattern)ไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remain
These shoes have slippery soles; they don’t grip the ground well.
2NounA2
[to] be slippery; slide
to be slick and cause sliding; to slide or lose footing on a smooth surface
Examples
พื้นpéunพื้นpéun1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3basis; level; background (figurative)4background (color/pattern)ห้องน้ำลื่นhông nám lêunห้องน้ำลื่นhông nám lêunslippery bathroom; slippery restroomระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2[to] watch out for; guard against3watch out!; caution!ล้มlómล้มlóm1to fall; topple2to knock/fell down3to cancel/overturn4to collapse; fail
The bathroom floor is slippery; be careful not to fall.
3NounB2
smooth; seamless (process/experience)
happening smoothly and easily, without delay or obstacles
Examples
การประชุมgaan bprà-chumการประชุมgaan bprà-chum1meeting; conference; assembly2session/sitting (of a formal body)วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ดำเนินไปdam-nern bpaiดำเนินไปdam-nern bpai[to] proceed; progress; be underway; take placeลื่นlêunลื่นlêun1slippery; slick2[to] be slippery; slide3smooth; seamless (process/experience)4slick; glib (speech/behavior)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)ฝ่ายfàaiฝ่ายfàai1side; party; faction2department; section; division3(classifier) party/side; department4on the part of; from the side ofเตรียมdtriiamเตรียมdtriiam1[to] prepare [sb/sth] for [sth]2[to] be prepared; be ready3[to] prepare; get readyข้อมูลkôr moonข้อมูลkôr moon1data (computing)2information; data (non-count)ครบkrópครบkróp1complete; full; all present2in full; completely3[time] to be complete; to reach the full term
Today’s meeting went very smoothly because all parties were well prepared
4NounC1
slick; glib (speech/behavior)
speaking or behaving in a smooth, overly polished way that may seem insincere
Examples
คำพูดkam pôotคำพูดkam pôot1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeลื่นlêunลื่นlêun1slippery; slick2[to] be slippery; slide3smooth; seamless (process/experience)4slick; glib (speech/behavior)เกินไปgern bpaiเกินไปgern bpaitoo; overly; excessivelyฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)เหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughขายของkăai kŏngขายของkăai kŏng[to] sell things; [to] sell goodsมากกว่าmâak gwàaมากกว่าmâak gwàa1more; to a greater degree2more than; over (with numbers/amounts)3[to] exceed; be greater thanจริงใจjing jaiจริงใจjing jai1sincere; genuine2[to] be sincere (toward [sb]/[sth])
His words sounded too slick; it felt more like a sales pitch than sincerity.