แจ่มๆ(jàem jàem)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB1
great; cool; awesome
great, excellent, cool, or awesome; an informal term for something very good. The repetition adds emphasis.
Examples
เพลงplayngเพลงplayng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)แจ่มๆjàem jàemแจ่มๆjàem jàem1great; cool; awesome2bright; clear3attractive; hot (slang)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)
This song is so cool! I like it.
2AdjectiveB2
bright; clear
bright, clear, or vivid, often used to describe light, colors, or the sky.
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ท้องฟ้าtóng fáaท้องฟ้าtóng fáasky; heavensแจ่มๆjàem jàemแจ่มๆjàem jàem1great; cool; awesome2bright; clear3attractive; hot (slang)ไม่น่าจะmâi nâa jàไม่น่าจะmâi nâa jà1unlikely; probably not2shouldn't (expressing regret/disapproval)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoฝนตกfŏn dtòkฝนตกfŏn dtòkit is raining; [to] rainนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
The sky is nice and clear today, it probably won't rain.
3AdjectiveB2
attractive; hot (slang)
informal: used to describe someone who is very attractive; the reduplication adds emphasis.
Examples
เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)สยามsà-yăamสยามsà-yăam1Siam; former name of Thailand2Siamese; relating to Siam/Thailand (attributive)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)คนหน้าkon nâaคนหน้าkon nâa1front person (in a group/line)2frontman; figureheadตาdtaaตาdtaa1eye2grandfather (maternal)3grid square; mesh4eye (classifier for small holes/mesh openings)5[to] stare; [to] gaze6turn (in a game)แจ่มๆjàem jàemแจ่มๆjàem jàem1great; cool; awesome2bright; clear3attractive; hot (slang)เดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)เต็มไปหมดdtem bpai mòtเต็มไปหมดdtem bpai mòt1completely full; crammed2everywhere; all over (the place)
I went to Siam yesterday and saw so many attractive people walking around.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เจ๋งๆjĕng-jĕngเจ๋งๆjĕng-jĕngcool; awesome; great
cool; awesome; great
สวยๆsŭuai sŭuaiสวยๆsŭuai sŭuai1very/quite beautiful (emphatic)2variously beautiful (distributive)3nicely; in style; cleanly4nice! beautiful! (praise)
- very/quite beautiful (emphatic)
- variously beautiful (distributive)
- nicely; in style; cleanly
- nice! beautiful! (praise)
เด็ดๆdèt-dètเด็ดๆdèt-dèt1excellent; outstanding (colloq., emphatic)2racy; spicy; provocative (colloq.)3choice picks; must‑try items
- excellent; outstanding (colloq., emphatic)
- racy; spicy; provocative (colloq.)
- choice picks; must‑try items
ใสๆsăi săiใสๆsăi săi1very clear; transparent; bright-toned2pure; innocent; fresh/simple style
- very clear; transparent; bright-toned
- pure; innocent; fresh/simple style