เส้น(sên)

Meanings

7NounB2

connections; pull (informal)

Informal Thai: personal connections or influence used to get favors or advantages.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsเร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2premature; too soon3quickly; fastเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3tendon; nerve; sinew4wire; cable (thin metal strand)5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)7CL: strand-like thingsกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaanผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaan1manager; administrator2personal manager; handlerเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ไม่ต้องmâi dtôngไม่ต้องmâi dtông1don't have to; no need to2no need to; don't have to; don't3[!] don't; no needรอrorรอror1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitสัมภาษณ์săm-pâatสัมภาษณ์săm-pâat1[to] interview [sb]2interviewนานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)
He got the job quickly because he had connections with the manager, so he didn’t have to wait long for the interview.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

คอนเนกชันkon-nék-chanคอนเนกชันkon-nék-chan1connection (link; relationship)2contacts; network (people)3connection (technical)4influence via connections; pull
  • connection (link; relationship)
  • contacts; network (people)
  • connection (technical)
  • influence via connections; pull
ขีดkèetขีดkèet1[to] draw a line; mark; scratch2line; stroke; mark3slash; stroke; dash4hectogram (100 grams)5to limit; set a line6classifier: small sticks/pieces of chalk or crayon
  • [to] draw a line; mark; scratch
  • line; stroke; mark
  • slash; stroke; dash
  • hectogram (100 grams)
  • to limit; set a line
  • classifier: small sticks/pieces of chalk or crayon
สายsăaiสายsăai1line; wire; cable2route; line (transport/communication)3late (in the day); running late4strand; string; thread (long thin piece)5lineage; affiliation; branch6classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)7morning (late morning period)8informant; spy; secret agent
  • line; wire; cable
  • route; line (transport/communication)
  • late (in the day); running late
  • strand; string; thread (long thin piece)
  • lineage; affiliation; branch
  • classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)
  • morning (late morning period)
  • informant; spy; secret agent
ริ้วríuริ้วríu1streak; stripe; thin line2wrinkle; crease3[to] streak; [to] crease; [to] ruffle4procession; line; row (literary)
  • streak; stripe; thin line
  • wrinkle; crease
  • [to] streak; [to] crease; [to] ruffle
  • procession; line; row (literary)
เส้นสายsên săaiเส้นสายsên săaiconnections; pull; influence

connections; pull; influence