ชิว

chiu

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

chill; relaxed; easygoing [slang] (often written ชิลชิลchin1chill; relaxed; easy-going2[to] chill; relax; hang out)

Informal/colloquial: feeling relaxed, carefree, or easygoing; commonly spelled ชิลชิลchin1chill; relaxed; easy-going2[to] chill; relax; hang out.

Examples

วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentอากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherดีdiiดีdii1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bileฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ชิวchiuชิวchiu1chill; relaxed; easygoing [slang] (often written ชิล)2[to] chill; take it easy [slang] (often written ชิล)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
The weather is nice today; I feel very relaxed.
3 more examples
แม้mɛ́ɛงานngaanจะjàเยอะyə́แต่dtɛ̀ɛเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ยังyangดูduuชิวchiuไม่mâiกดดันgòt-danตัวเองdtuua-eeng
Even though there’s a lot of work, you still look chill and don’t pressure yourself.
เขาkăoเป็นbpenคนkonชิวๆchiu chiuไม่ค่อยmâi kôiซีเรียสsee-rîiatกับgàpเรื่องเล็กน้อยrêuuang lék nói
He’s an easygoing person and doesn’t get serious about small things.
ฉันchǎnพยายามpá-yaa-yaamรักษาrák-sǎaโหมดชิวmòot-chiuไว้wáiแม้mɛ́ɛรอบตัวrɔ̂ɔp-dtuuaจะjàวุ่นวายwûn-waaiและlɛ́มีmiiเดดไลน์dèet-laiไล่lâiหลังlǎng
I try to stay in a chill mode even when things are chaotic around me and deadlines are chasing me.
2VerbB1

[to] chill; take it easy [slang] (often written ชิลชิลchin1chill; relaxed; easy-going2[to] chill; relax; hang out)

Informal/colloquial: to relax or hang out without stress; commonly spelled ชิลชิลchin1chill; relaxed; easy-going2[to] chill; relax; hang out.

Examples

เสาร์นี้sǎo-níiเสาร์นี้sǎo-níi1this Saturday2on this Saturdayเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastชิลchinชิลchin1chill; relaxed; easy-going2[to] chill; relax; hang outที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerคาเฟ่kaa-fêeคาเฟ่kaa-fêecafé; coffee shopริมทะเลrim-tá-leeริมทะเลrim-tá-leeseaside; by the sea; seashore; coastกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkไหมmǎiไหมmǎi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silk
Shall we go chill at a seaside café this Saturday?
3 more examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanหลังเลิกงานlǎng-lə̂ək-ngaanผมpǒmไปbpaiชิลchinที่tîiสวนsǔuanกับgàpเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanจนjonเย็นyen
Yesterday after finishing work, I went to chill at the park with friends until evening.
พอporสอบsòpเสร็จsètพวกเราpûuak raoนัดnátกันไปgan bpaiชิวchíuที่têeตลาดนัดdtà-làat nátเดินdernกินginของอร่อยkŏng à-ròiแบบbàepไม่รีบmâi rêep
After the exam, we made plans to go chill at the night market, walking and eating delicious food without rushing.
ช่วงบ่ายchûuang bàaiฉันchănชอบchôpไปbpaiชิวchíuเงียบngîiapๆ-ในnaiห้องสมุดhông sà-mùtเล็กlékๆ-แถวบ้านtăeo bâanปล่อยใจbplòi jaiพักpákจากjàakความวุ่นวายkwaam wûn waai
In the afternoon, I like to go chill quietly in a small library near my house to let my mind rest from the chaos.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

chiu

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Related Words

1chill; relaxed; easygoing [slang] (often written ชิล)

2[to] chill; take it easy [slang] (often written ชิล)