เย็นเย็น(yen yen)

Meanings

1AdjectiveA2

quite cool; pleasantly cool

Noticeably but pleasantly cool; cooler than normal without being cold. Often used colloquially or for emphasis.

Examples

ลมlomลมlom1wind2breeze; draft3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)5gas; flatulenceวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)พัดมาpát maaพัดมาpát maa[to] blow towardsเย็นเย็นyen yenเย็นเย็นyen yen1quite cool; pleasantly cool2late afternoon; early evening (colloq.)3calmly; gently; take it easyรู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)สบายมากsà-baai mâakสบายมากsà-baai mâakvery well; very comfortable; no problem (informal)
The breeze today feels pleasantly cool; it’s very comfortable.
2AdverbB1

calmly; gently; take it easy

In a calm, gentle, and unhurried manner; often used to tell someone to relax or slow down (e.g., ค่อยๆค่อยๆkôi kôi1slowly; gently2gradually; little by little ทำทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behave เย็นๆเย็นๆyen yen1cool; slightly cool2chilled; cold (for food/drink)3this evening; later this evening4calm down; take it easy).

Examples

ค่อยๆkôi kôiค่อยๆkôi kôi1slowly; gently2gradually; little by littleพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)เย็นเย็นyen yenเย็นเย็นyen yen1quite cool; pleasantly cool2late afternoon; early evening (colloq.)3calmly; gently; take it easyเดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4if … then (warning; colloquial)5alternating; now … now …เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)คุยกันkui ganคุยกันkui gan1[to] talk together; chat2[to] discuss; talk things through; negotiate3[to] be talking (romantically); be seeing each other (informal)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
Speak slowly, calmly; we can talk it out.
3AdverbB1

late afternoon; early evening (colloq.)

Referring to time in the late afternoon or early evening in casual speech (ช่วงเย็นๆ).

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)นัดเจอnát jerนัดเจอnát jer1[to] arrange to meet; set up a meetup2meeting; arranged meet-up (informal)กันganกันgan1each 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)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkเย็นเย็นyen yenเย็นเย็นyen yen1quite cool; pleasantly cool2late afternoon; early evening (colloq.)3calmly; gently; take it easyหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7faceสถานีรถไฟsà-tăa-nee rót faiสถานีรถไฟsà-tăa-nee rót faitrain station; railway stationนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
Let’s meet in the late afternoon in front of the train station today.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เย็นyenเย็นyen1cool; chilly2evening (late afternoon to dusk)3cool (personality); calm4cold (food/drinks)5[to] cool downPart 1
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เย็นyenเย็นyen1cool; chilly2evening (late afternoon to dusk)3cool (personality); calm4cold (food/drinks)5[to] cool downPart 2
เย็นเย็นyen yenเย็นเย็นyen yenquite cool; pleasantly cool