เฉย
chə̌əiMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
indifferent; unfazed
not showing interest, feeling, or reaction; indifferent or unfazed
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3to be correct/right4proper; morally right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6passive marker (often adverse)ชมchomชมchom1[to] praise; compliment2[to] admire; take in (a view)3[to] watch; view (a show/broadcast)4[to] visit and view; tourแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneเฉยchə̌əiเฉยchə̌əi1indifferent; unfazed2just; merely; simply3calm; unruffled4[to] stay indifferent/not reactไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)แสดงsà-dɛɛngแสดงsà-dɛɛng1[to] show; demonstrate2[to] perform; act; put on (a show)3[to] express4[to] present; exhibitอารมณ์aa-romอารมณ์aa-rom1mood; feeling2emotion; feeling3temper; disposition4artistic mood; tone5sexual mood; libido (colloq.)
He was praised but seemed indifferent, showing no emotion.
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แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàมีmiiข่าวใหญ่kàao-yàiเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ยังyangทำหน้าเฉยtam-nâa-chə̌əiเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanไม่สนใจmâi-sǒn-jai
Even with big news, she kept an indifferent face as if uninterested.
เขาkǎoฟังfangคำวิจารณ์kam-wí-jaanแล้วlɛ́ɛoเฉยchə̌əiไม่mâiตอบโต้dtɔ̀ɔp-dtôoหรือrʉ̌ʉอธิบายà-tí-baaiอะไรà-rai
He listened to the criticism and remained unfazed, neither retaliating nor explaining.
ต่อให้dtɔ̀ɔ-hâiมีดราม่าmîit-raa-mâaในnaiที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaanเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เฉยchə̌əiราวกับraao-gàpไม่ได้mâi-dâaiนำพาnam-paa
Even with workplace drama, he remains indifferent as if unfazed.
2AdverbB1
just; merely; simply
used after an expression, often in the repeated form เฉยๆเฉยๆchŏei chŏei1just; merely2idly; without reacting3so-so; just okay4so-so; nothing much5indifferent; unfazed, to indicate that nothing more or special is intended or involved
Examples
หนังnăngหนังnăng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerสนุกsà-nùkสนุกsà-nùk1fun; enjoyable2[to] have fun; enjoy oneselfพอใช้por cháiพอใช้por chái1adequate; fairly good; passable2sufficiently; fairlyแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)สำหรับsăm-ràpสำหรับsăm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)เฉยๆchŏei chŏeiเฉยๆchŏei chŏei1just; merely2idly; without reacting3so-so; just okay4so-so; nothing much5indifferent; unfazed
This movie is fairly fun, but for me it's just so-so.
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ร้านráanใหม่màiนี้néeรสชาติดีrót-châat deeแต่dtàeบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatเฉยๆchŏei chŏeiไม่ได้mâi dâaiมีอะไรmee à-raiพิเศษpí-sàyt
The new place tastes good, but the atmosphere is just okay, nothing special.
เขาkăoบอกว่าbòk wâaของขวัญkŏng kwănแพงpaengมากmâakแต่dtàeฉันchănรู้สึกrúu-sèukเฉยๆchŏei chŏeiเพราะpráwไม่ใช่mâi châiสไตล์sà-dtaaiที่têeชอบchôp
He said the gift was very expensive, but I felt just meh because it's not my style.
เพลงplayngนี้néeฟังfangได้dâiเพลินๆplern-plernเฉยๆchŏei chŏeiยังyangไม่mâiถึงขั้นtĕung kânติดหูdtìt hŏoหรือrĕuทำให้tam hâiว้าวwáao
This song is merely pleasant to listen to; it's not catchy or wow-inducing.
3AdjectiveB2
calm; unruffled
calm and composed; not easily excited or upset; placid
Examples
ถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6about; concerning; regardingข่าวkàaoข่าวkàao1news; news report2news item; report3rumor; hearsayจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)วุ่นวายwûn waaiวุ่นวายwûn waai1chaotic; disorderly; hectic2troublesome; bothersome3[to] fuss; meddle; make a fussแค่ไหนkâe năiแค่ไหนkâe năi1how much; to what extent2how far/long3no matter how ... (pattern)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)ดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneเฉยchŏeiเฉยchŏei1indifferent; unfazed2just; merely; simply3calm; unruffled4[to] stay indifferent/not reactและláeและláeand (coordinating)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutค่อยๆkôi kôiค่อยๆkôi kôi1slowly; gently2gradually; little by little
No matter how chaotic the news is, he still looks calm and speaks slowly.
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เธอtəəรับฟังráp-fangคำวิจารณ์kam-wí-jaanด้วยdûuaiความkwaamเฉยchə̌əiไม่mâiโกรธgròotและlɛ́ไม่mâiตื่นเต้นdtʉ̀ʉn-dtên
She listened to the criticism calmly, neither angry nor excited.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเกิดgə̀ətเหตุฉุกเฉินhèet-chùk-chə̌ənครูkruuพยายามpá-yaa-yaamคุมสถานการณ์kum-sà-tǎa-ná-gaanด้วยdûuaiใจเฉยjai-chə̌əiทำให้tam-hâiนักเรียนnák-riianไม่mâiแตกตื่นdtɛ̀ɛk-dtʉ̀ʉn
Even in an emergency, the teacher managed the situation with a calm heart, preventing the students from panicking.
เขาkăoฝึกfèukหายใจhăai jaiลึกléukเพื่อให้pêuua hâiจิตjìtเฉยchŏeiเมื่อmêuuaต้องdtôngเจอjerปัญหาbpan-hăaหนักๆnàk nàk
He practices deep breathing to keep a composed mind when facing serious problems.
4VerbB2
[to] stay indifferent/not react
to remain unmoved or show no response; to act as if nothing happened
Examples
บอกbɔ̀ɔkบอกbɔ̀ɔk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; showข่าวร้ายkàao-ráaiข่าวร้ายkàao-ráaibad newsไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛoไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛo1[to] have gone; have left; be gone (completed action)2[to] be off now; I'm leaving (announcement)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)ทำเฉยtam-chə̌əiทำเฉยtam-chə̌əi[to] act indifferent; feign ignorance; ignoreเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughไม่มีอะไรmâi-mii-à-raiไม่มีอะไรmâi-mii-à-rai1nothing; there is nothing2it's nothing; nothing's wrongเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂n[to] happen; occur; arise; emerge; come into being
After I told him the bad news, he still acted as if nothing had happened.
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Even after being harshly criticized, he just smiled and showed no reaction at all.
ไฟดับfai-dàpทั้งtángออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítแต่dtɛ̀ɛหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaกลับglàpทำเฉยtam-chə̌əiเดินdəənประชุมbprà-chumต่อdtɔ̀ɔราวกับraao-gàpทุกอย่างtúk-yàangปกติbpòk-gà-dtì
The power went out across the office, but the boss remained unmoved and continued the meeting as if everything was normal.
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanขอโทษkɔ̌ɔ-tôotหลายlǎaiครั้งkrángแล้วlɛ́ɛoเธอtəəยังyangทำเฉยtam-chə̌əiไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmพูดคุยpûut-kuiหรือrʉ̌ʉเปลี่ยนท่าทีbplìian-tâa-tii
Her friend apologized many times, yet she stayed unmoved, refusing to talk or change her attitude.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
chə̌əi
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |