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เย็น
Describes cold temperature for objects, weather, food, or drinks. Thai speakers use เย็น for pleasantly cool things like air conditioning, cold drinks, or cool weather. It's the go-to word for ordering iced drinks or describing comfortable coolness, unlike หนาว which implies uncomfortably cold weather.
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