เย็น

yen

Meanings

1NounA1

cool; chilly

having a low temperature that feels cool or a bit cold; slightly cold

Examples

น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)แก้วgâewแก้วgâew1drinking glass2glass (material)3crystal; precious gem4classifier: glasses of drinkนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เย็นyenเย็นyen1cool; chilly2evening (late afternoon to dusk)3cool (personality); calm4cold (food/drinks)5[to] cool downมากๆmâak mâakมากๆmâak mâakvery; extremely; so much (emphatic)
The water in this glass is very cool.
2NounA1

evening (late afternoon to dusk)

the time of day from late afternoon until early night; around sunset

Examples

เย็นนี้yen néeเย็นนี้yen née1this evening2this evening's (as a modifier)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)วิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; course4[to] chase; pursueที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotสวนsŭuanสวนsŭuan1[to] oppose; contradict; go against2[to] move against; counter (direction)3classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations4garden; orchard; park
This evening I’m going running at the park.
3NounA2

cold (food/drinks)

served or taken at a cool temperature (e.g., cold rice, cold drinks)

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)เสิร์ฟsèrpเสิร์ฟsèrp1[to] serve (sports)2[to] serve (food/drinks)ข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyแบบbàepแบบbàep1model; pattern; design; template2style; type; kind; manner3form; questionnaire4in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)5prototype; sampleเย็นyenเย็นyen1cool; chilly2evening (late afternoon to dusk)3cool (personality); calm4cold (food/drinks)5[to] cool down
Today, the rice is served cold.
4NounB1

cool (personality); calm

showing calmness or a restrained, not very emotional manner

Examples

เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herพูดด้วยpôot dûuaiพูดด้วยpôot dûuai[to] speak with [sb]; [to] talk to [sb]น้ำเสียงnám sĭiangน้ำเสียงnám sĭiang1tone of voice; vocal tone2tone; tenor (figurative)เย็นyenเย็นyen1cool; chilly2evening (late afternoon to dusk)3cool (personality); calm4cold (food/drinks)5[to] cool downเฉยchŏeiเฉยchŏei1indifferent; unfazed2calm; unruffled3[to] stay indifferent/not react4plainly; just; merely (particle use in compounds)แม้จะmáe jàแม้จะmáe jàalthough; even though; even ifโกรธgròhtโกรธgròht1[to] be angry (at/with/about)2angry; madอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remain
She spoke in a calm, restrained tone even though she was angry.
5NounB1

[to] cool down

to become cooler in temperature (of weather, things, or places)

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyบ่ายbàaiบ่ายbàai1afternoon2[to] slant; lean; turn aside3in the afternoonแก่ๆgàe gàeแก่ๆgàe gàe1quite/pretty old; elderly (colloquial)2quite mature (of crops/fruit); ready to harvestลมlomลมlom1wind2breeze; draft3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)5gas; flatulenceเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toพัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; [to] fan2[to] be blown/waft3fan (device)4classifier: fansแรงraengแรงraeng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)อากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weather3atmosphere (figurative); ambienceก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเย็นลงyen longเย็นลงyen long1[to] cool down; become cooler2[to] calm down; ease; lessen
By late afternoon, the wind started to blow strongly and the air started to become cooler.

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