เย็น
cool
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- 1 cool、cold、chilled、cooled down
- 2 late afternoon、early evening、evening
A basic word built around the idea of reduced or settled heat. It describes cool or cold temperatures, a calm state of mind, and the late-afternoon or early-evening period.
cool、cold、chilled、cooled down
Describes something at a relatively low temperature, ranging from pleasantly cool air to cold drinks or food that has cooled down.
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วันนี้อากาศเย็น wan níi aakàat yen The weather is cool today. วันนี้อากาศเย็น details
late afternoon、early evening、evening
Refers loosely to late afternoon or early evening and is commonly used when discussing schedules and clock times.
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เจอกันตอนเย็น cəə kan tɔɔn yen Let's meet in the evening. เจอกันตอนเย็น details
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เย็นนี้ว่างไหม yen níi wâaŋ mǎy Are you free this evening? เย็นนี้ว่างไหม details
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หกโมงเย็น hòk mooŋ yen six p.m. หกโมงเย็น details
Learning notes
Explanation
เย็น centers on the idea of low or settled heat. Its English translation depends on what it describes: อากาศเย็น is “cool weather,” น้ำเย็น is “cold water,” and กาแฟเย็นแล้ว means that the coffee has cooled down or gone cold. It can modify a noun or serve as the predicate of a sentence. The temperature image also appears in ใจเย็น, where settled emotional “heat” suggests calmness and self-control. This is positive, whereas compounds such as เย็นชา and เลือดเย็น describe emotional coldness in a negative sense. As a noun, เย็น means late afternoon or early evening. It is especially common in expressions such as เย็นนี้, “this evening,” and หกโมงเย็น, “six p.m.”
Usage
It is common when talking about cool weather, ordering cold drinks, or saying that food or a drink has cooled down. It also appears frequently when telling someone to stay calm with ใจเย็น ๆ and when discussing plans or meeting times in the late afternoon or evening.
Caution
Do not give เย็น a single fixed translation: it may mean “cool,” “cold,” or “cooled down,” depending on the subject. Also, ใจเย็น means calm or composed, not emotionally cold. อาหารเย็น normally means “dinner,” not “cold food.” Depending on the schedule and context, เย็นนี้ may be understood as either “late this afternoon” or “this evening.”
Differences from similar words
1 cool synonyms
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หนาว refers to cold weather or to a person feeling cold. เย็น has a wider range and can also describe cool air, cold drinks, and food that has cooled down.
2 late afternoon synonyms
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ค่ำ focuses on the period after nightfall. เย็น generally refers to the earlier period of late afternoon through the beginning of the evening.