ชืดๆ
chêut chêutMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
tasteless; insipid; lukewarm (food/drink)
tasteless or insipid, often not hot or only lukewarm; used for food or drink that lacks flavor or freshness.
Examples
กาแฟgaa-faeกาแฟgaa-faecoffee (drink; beans; plant)แก้วgâewแก้วgâew1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gem5precious; cherished; beloved (literary)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)รสชาติrót-châatรสชาติrót-châat1taste; flavor (of food/drink)2quality; character; feelชืดๆchêut chêutชืดๆchêut chêut1tasteless; insipid; lukewarm (food/drink)2cold; flat; dull (atmosphere/story/reaction)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)เย็นyenเย็นyen1cool; chilly2evening (late afternoon to dusk)3cool (personality); calm4[to] be cool; become coolแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
This cup of coffee tastes bland because it's already cold.
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เขาkăoไม่สบายmâi sà-baaiเลยloieบ่นbònว่าwâaอาหารaa-hăanทุกอย่างtúk yàangมีmeeรสชาติrót-châatชืดๆchêut chêutไปหมดbpai mòt
He's sick, so he complained that all the food tastes insipid.
This soup tastes bland; they probably forgot to add salt.
แม้máeจะjàใช้cháiวัตถุดิบwát-tù-dìpราคาแพงraa-kaa paengแต่dtàeถ้าtâaปรุงรสbprung rótไม่ดีmâi deeอาหารaa-hăanก็gâwอาจàatมีmeeรสชาติrót-châatชืดๆchêut chêutไม่mâiน่าประทับใจnâa bprà-táp jaiได้dâi
Even with expensive ingredients, if seasoned poorly, the food can taste disappointingly insipid.
2AdjectiveB2
cold; flat; dull (atmosphere/story/reaction)
lacking warmth or enthusiasm; cold, flat, or dull, referring to an atmosphere, reaction, story, or experience.
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerของขวัญkŏng kwănของขวัญkŏng kwăngift; presentทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerคาดหวังkâat wăngคาดหวังkâat wăng1[to] expect [sth/sb]2to have hopes/expectations (often high/low)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ดีใจdee jaiดีใจdee jaiglad; happyแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ปฏิกิริยาbpà-dtì-gì-rí-yaaปฏิกิริยาbpà-dtì-gì-rí-yaa1reaction; response2chemical reactionของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsกลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] return; go/come back2[to] turn over/flip/reverse3back; in return4contrary; on the contraryชืดๆchêut chêutชืดๆchêut chêut1tasteless; insipid; lukewarm (food/drink)2cold; flat; dull (atmosphere/story/reaction)
When he received the gift, everyone expected him to be happy, but his reaction was rather flat.
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บทสนทนาbòt sŏn-tá-naaระหว่างrá-wàangเราraoเริ่มrêrmชืดๆchêut chêutเพราะpráwเราraoไม่mâiมีเรื่องmee rêuuangอะไรà-raiจะjàคุยกันkui ganแล้วláeo
The conversation between us started to get dull because we had nothing left to talk about.
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiงานเลี้ยงngaan líiangคืนkeunนั้นnánค่อนข้างkôn kâangชืดๆchêut chêutถึงแม้จะtĕung máe jàมีmeeคนkonมาmaaเยอะyéhแต่dtàeก็gâwดูdooไม่ค่อยmâi kôiมีใครmee kraiสนุกสนานsà-nùk sà-năan
The atmosphere at the party that night was quite dull; although many people came, it didn't seem like anyone was having fun.
หลังจากlăng jàakคบกันkóp ganมานานmaa naanความสัมพันธ์kwaam săm-panของkŏngพวกเขาpûuak kăoก็gâwกลายเป็นglaai bpenชืดๆchêut chêutขาดkàatความตื่นเต้นkwaam dtèun dtênเหมือนmĕuuanเมื่อก่อนmêuua gòn
After being together for a long time, their relationship became dull, lacking the excitement it used to have.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ชืดๆ said ชืด-ชืด?
chêut chêut
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
chêut
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |