ล้อเล่น

ló lên

Meanings

1NounA2

[to] joke; kid; tease playfully

to act or speak in a playful, non-serious way to amuse or lightly tease someone.

Examples

เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ล้อเล่นló lênล้อเล่นló lên1[to] joke; kid; tease playfully2just kidding; I’m jokingกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)เสียงดังsĭiang dangเสียงดังsĭiang dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noiseในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)สนามsà-năamสนามsà-năam1field; court; pitch; ground2yard; open ground3area; sphere (of activity)
The kids are playing and joking loudly in the yard.
2NounA2

just kidding; I’m joking

an interjection used to signal that the previous statement was not serious.

Examples

เมื่อกี้mêuua géeเมื่อกี้mêuua gée1just now; a moment ago2a moment ago; just now (time)พูดเล่นpôot lênพูดเล่นpôot lên[to] joke; [to] kidนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)ล้อเล่นló lênล้อเล่นló lên1[to] joke; kid; tease playfully2just kidding; I’m joking
I was just kidding—just joking!

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ขันkănขันkăn1bowl (metal basin); thai water bowl2[to] crow (rooster)3[to] jest; banter4[to] tighten (by turning)5[to] giggle; chuckle6classifier: bowls; basins
  • bowl (metal basin); thai water bowl
  • [to] crow (rooster)
  • [to] jest; banter
  • [to] tighten (by turning)
  • [to] giggle; chuckle
  • classifier: bowls; basins
พูดจาหยอกล้อpôot jaa yòk lóพูดจาหยอกล้อpôot jaa yòk ló1[to] tease; joke around; banter2[to] flirt playfully
  • [to] tease; joke around; banter
  • [to] flirt playfully
หยอกyòkหยอกyòk[to] tease; kid; flirt playfully

[to] tease; kid; flirt playfully

พูดเล่นpôot lênพูดเล่นpôot lên[to] joke; [to] kid

[to] joke; [to] kid

อำamอำam[to] joke with [sb]; [to] tease [sb]; [to] kid [sb]

[to] joke with [sb]; [to] tease [sb]; [to] kid [sb]

Word Breakdown

ล้อlóล้อló1wheel2[to] tease; mock; kid3rim; wheel rimPart 1
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เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] act; perform (role)2casually; for fun (manner marker)3[to] tease; kid; mess with4[to] use; operate; take up (colloquial extension)5seriously; to a great degree (intensifier, often negative)6[to] play; have fun7[to] play (game/sport/instrument)Part 2
ล้อเล่นló lênล้อเล่นló lên[to] joke; kid; tease playfully