เล่นตัว(lên dtuua)

Meanings

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[to] play hard to get; [to] be coy

To act uninterested or aloof, often to make someone else try harder to gain one's attention, affection, or agreement.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชวนchuanชวนchuan1[to] invite; ask [sb] along2[to] urge; persuade; encourage3inviting; tempting (attributive use; not standalone)4tend to; apt to (in compounds; auxiliary use)เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ดูหนังdoo nǎngดูหนังdoo nǎng[to] watch a movieแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herเล่นตัวlên dtuuaเล่นตัวlên dtuua[to] play hard to get; [to] be coyไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyomยอมyom1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ตอบตกลงdtòp dtòk longตอบตกลงdtòp dtòk long[to] agree (to [sth]); accept [sth]; say yes (to [sth]); consent (to [sth])
He invited her to see a movie, but she's playing hard to get and won't agree to go.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

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 1
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ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)Part 2
เล่นตัวlên dtuuaเล่นตัวlên dtuua[to] play hard to get; [to] be coy