หวานๆ(wăan wăan)
Meanings
1AdjectiveA2
mildly sweet; somewhat sweet
sweet in taste but not strongly; on the sweet side (reduplication softens the degree)
Examples
น้ำส้มnám sômน้ำส้มnám sôm1orange juice2vinegar (esp. common usage)แก้วgâewแก้วgâew1drinking glass2glass (material)3crystal; precious gem4classifier: glasses of drinkนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)รสชาติrót-châatรสชาติrót-châat1taste; flavor (of food/drink)2quality; character; feelหวานๆwăan wăanหวานๆwăan wăan1mildly sweet; somewhat sweet2sweet/cute/romantic in tone or style3sweetly; in a sweet/flirtatious way
This glass of orange juice tastes a little sweet.
2AdjectiveB1
sweet/cute/romantic in tone or style
having a soft, cutesy, or romantic mood or aesthetic (e.g., เพลงหวานๆ, โทนภาพหวานๆ)
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)เพลงรักplayng rákเพลงรักplayng ráklove song; romantic song (genre or individual track)หวานๆwăan wăanหวานๆwăan wăan1mildly sweet; somewhat sweet2sweet/cute/romantic in tone or style3sweetly; in a sweet/flirtatious way
I like listening to sweet, romantic love songs.
3AdverbB1
sweetly; in a sweet/flirtatious way
used adverbially with verbs (e.g., พูดหวานๆ ‘to speak sweetly’, ยิ้มหวานๆ ‘to smile sweetly’)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยิ้มyímยิ้มyím1smile2[to] smileหวานๆwăan wăanหวานๆwăan wăan1mildly sweet; somewhat sweet2sweet/cute/romantic in tone or style3sweetly; in a sweet/flirtatious wayให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)หนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)ครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1classifier for occurrences or times2time; occasion; instance3turn (one’s turn to do something)
He gave me a sweet smile.