ชิล
chinMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
chill; relaxed; easy-going
Feeling relaxed, laid-back, and not stressed; taking things easy (informal slang).
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ชิลchinชิลchin1chill; relaxed; easy-going2[to] chill; relax; hang outไม่รีบmâi-rîipไม่รีบmâi-rîipnot in a hurry; no rushทำอะไรtam-à-raiทำอะไรtam-à-raiwhat are you doing?
Today I’m chill, not rushing to do anything.
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Yesterday the work finished early, so we went home in a chill, relaxed way.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiไปbpaiทะเลtá-leeกันganนะnáเราraoจะjàนอนnɔɔnอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉชิลchinทั้งวันtáng-wan
Let’s go to the beach tomorrow; we’ll lie down and read all day, totally relaxed.
แม้máeจะjàมีmeeเดดไลน์dèet laaiเขาkăoยังyangจัดjàtคิวkiwแบบbàepชิลchinไม่mâiตื่นตระหนกdtèun dtrà-nòkและláeค่อยๆkôi kôiทำให้tam hâiเสร็จsèt
Even with a deadline, he schedules things in a chill way, not panicking and finishing bit by bit.
2VerbA2
[to] chill; relax; hang out
To relax and take it easy; to hang out without pressure (informal slang). Often appears as ชิลๆชิลๆchiu chiu1relaxed; laid-back; easygoing2[to] chill; [to] hang out; [to] take it easy3casually; without hurry; in a relaxed way.
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ทำอะไรtam à-raiทำอะไรtam à-raiwhat are you doing?อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forชิลๆchiu chiuชิลๆchiu chiu1relaxed; laid-back; easygoing2[to] chill; [to] hang out; [to] take it easy3casually; without hurry; in a relaxed wayอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง
I’m not doing anything today; I just want to chill at home.
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After the exam, shall we go relax by the sea?
I have no plans this Saturday; I want to stroll around the mall casually.
เพื่อนpêuuanชวนchuanไปbpaiคาเฟ่kaa-fêhเปิดbpèrtเพลงplayngเบาๆbao baoนั่งnângชิลchinทั้งtángบ่ายbàaiไม่รีบmâi rêepไม่mâiเร่งrêng
My friend invited me to a café with soft music so we could chill all afternoon without any rush.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ล, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chin
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |