เล่นๆ(lên lên)
Meanings
1AdverbB1
casually; just for fun; not seriously
Done for amusement or without serious intent; casually or just for fun (e.g., พูดเล่นๆ 'just jokingly').
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)แค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutเล่นๆlên lênเล่นๆlên lên1casually; just for fun; not seriously2briefly; just a bit; as a try3[to] mess around; [to] toy (with [sth]/[sb])อย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offคิดมากkít mâakคิดมากkít mâak1[to] overthink; worry too much2overly worried; prone to overthinkingเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
I was just speaking jokingly, don't overthink it.
2VerbB1
[to] mess around; [to] toy (with [sth]/[sb])
To act without serious intent; to mess around; often with ‘กับกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)’ to mean to toy with [sb]/[sth].
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)เล่นๆlên lênเล่นๆlên lên1casually; just for fun; not seriously2briefly; just a bit; as a try3[to] mess around; [to] toy (with [sth]/[sb])กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)มีดmêetมีดmêetknifeนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingอันตรายan-dtà-raaiอันตรายan-dtà-raai1danger; hazard2dangerous; hazardous
Don't mess around with the knife, it's dangerous.
3AdverbB2
briefly; just a bit; as a try
Done for a short while or merely to try without commitment (e.g., ลองทำเล่นๆ 'try it briefly/for kicks').
Examples
ว่างๆwâang wâangว่างๆwâang wâang1sometime; when free2free; not busy (colloquial)3idly; with nothing to doเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ลองหัดlong hàtลองหัดlong hàt[to] try to practice; [to] try learningถักtàkถักtàk1[to] knit; crochet2[to] braid [sth]; plait [sth]ไหมพรมmăi promไหมพรมmăi promyarn (for knitting/crochet)เล่นๆlên lênเล่นๆlên lên1casually; just for fun; not seriously2briefly; just a bit; as a try3[to] mess around; [to] toy (with [sth]/[sb])ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeก็สนุกดีgôr sà-nùk deeก็สนุกดีgôr sà-nùk deeIt's pretty funเหมือนกันmĕuuan ganเหมือนกันmĕuuan gan1the same; alike2too; also; as well; likewise3same here; me too
I had some free time so I tried learning to knit for a bit. It's actually quite fun.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
สนุกๆsà-nùk sà-nùkสนุกๆsà-nùk sà-nùk1for fun; casually2fun; enjoyable (informal tone)
- for fun; casually
- fun; enjoyable (informal tone)
ไม่จริงจังmâi jing-jangไม่จริงจังmâi jing-jangnot serious; casual
not serious; casual
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)
- [to] act; perform (role)
- casually; for fun (manner marker)
- [to] tease; kid; mess with
- [to] use; operate; take up (colloquial extension)
- seriously; to a great degree (intensifier, often negative)
- [to] play; have fun
- [to] play (game/sport/instrument)
ขำๆkăm kămขำๆkăm kăm1just for fun; not seriously2amusing; a bit funny
- just for fun; not seriously
- amusing; a bit funny
หลอกๆlòk lòkหลอกๆlòk lòk1not for real; pretend; jokingly2fake; for show; not real
- not for real; pretend; jokingly
- fake; for show; not real