ลูกอ้อน(lôok ôn)
Meanings
1NounB1
coaxing; sweet talk
speech or behavior that is sweet and cute to make someone give in or do what you want
Examples
ลูกสาวlôok săaoลูกสาวlôok săaodaughterใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]ลูกอ้อนlôok ônลูกอ้อนlôok ôn1coaxing; sweet talk2flattering ploy; charmsขอให้kŏr hâiขอให้kŏr hâi1to request that; to ask that2May ...; I wish that ...พ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: father of; master ofซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offตุ๊กตาdtúk-gà-dtaaตุ๊กตาdtúk-gà-dtaa1doll; figurine2mascot/figure (metaphor)3classifier: dolls/figuresให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permit
The daughter used her cute charm to ask her dad to buy her a doll.
2NounB2
flattering ploy; charms
a trick or method of flattering someone to gain favor or benefit
Examples
พนักงานขายpá-nák-ngaan kăaiพนักงานขายpá-nák-ngaan kăaisalesperson; sales associate; sales representativeคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoลูกอ้อนlôok ônลูกอ้อนlôok ôn1coaxing; sweet talk2flattering ploy; charmsเยอะyéhเยอะyéh1many; much; a lot (of)2very; a lot (informal intensifier)3excessive; too muchพูดจาpôot jaaพูดจาpôot jaa1[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)2speech; way of speakingหว่านล้อมwàan lómหว่านล้อมwàan lómto persuade tactfullyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofลูกค้าlûuk-káaลูกค้าlûuk-káa1customer; client2regular customer; patronซื้อของséu kŏngซื้อของséu kŏng[to] buy things; go shoppingเกินgernเกินgern1too; excessively; over-2[to] exceed; be more than3beyond; more than (a limit)ความจำเป็นkwaam jam bpenความจำเป็นkwaam jam bpen1necessity; need2compelling reason; justification3exigency; urgent need due to circumstances
That salesperson has a lot of flattering tricks, using persuasive words until the customer buys more than they need.
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ลูกอ้อนlôok ônลูกอ้อนlôok ôncoaxing; sweet talk