เฉยชา
chə̌əi-chaaMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
indifferent; apathetic
Showing little or no interest, feeling, or concern; emotionally unresponsive.
Examples
แม้máeแม้máe1even if; although; even though2evenเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuangเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuang1[to] tell a story; narrate2[to] recount; relate what happenedตื่นเต้นdtèun dtênตื่นเต้นdtèun dtên1excited; thrilled (emotion)2[to] get excited; become thrilledเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; 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)5to; towardดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneเฉยชาchŏei-chaaเฉยชาchŏei-chaa1indifferent; apathetic2cold; aloof in mannerไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)แสดงsà-daengแสดงsà-daeng1[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.)ใดdaiใดdai1which; any (unspecified)2any; whichever (unspecified)ๆ-
Even when friends told an exciting story, he still seemed indifferent and showed no emotion.
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เธอtəəฟังfangข่าวร้ายkàao-ráaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoทำหน้าเฉยtam-nâa-chə̌əiชาchaaเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanไม่mâiรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kอะไรà-rai
She heard the bad news and remained impassive, as if she felt nothing.
ท่าทีtâa-tiiเฉยชาchə̌əi-chaaของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoทำให้tam-hâiคนรอบข้างkon-rɔ̂ɔp-kâangสับสนsàp-sǒnว่าwâaเขาkǎoสนใจsǒn-jaiปัญหาbpan-hǎaนี้níiหรือไม่rʉ̌ʉ-mâi
His indifferent demeanor confused those around him about whether he cared about the issue.
ผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanตอบคำถามdtɔ̀ɔp-kam-tǎamอย่างyàangเฉยชาchə̌əi-chaaราวกับว่าraao-gàp-wâaเรื่องร้องเรียนrʉ̂ʉang-rɔ́ɔng-riianไม่mâiกระทบgrà-tópความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kเลยləəi
The executive answered questions with indifference, as if the complaints didn’t affect him emotionally at all.
2AdjectiveB2
cold; aloof in manner
Behaving in a distant or unwelcoming way; lacking warmth in interactions.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทักทายták-taaiทักทายták-taai1[to] greet; say hello; exchange greetings2greeting; salutationอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyสุภาพsù-pâapสุภาพsù-pâap1polite; courteous2gentle; mild (manner/speech)3proper; refined; respectableแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)สีหน้าsǐi-nâaสีหน้าsǐi-nâafacial expressionยังคงyang-kongยังคงyang-kongstill; [to] remain; [to] continue to be/have/doเฉยชาchə̌əi-chaaเฉยชาchə̌əi-chaa1indifferent; apathetic2cold; aloof in mannerทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàat1atmosphere; ambience2atmosphere (gaseous envelope)ค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangrather; quite; fairlyห่างเหินhàang-hə̌ənห่างเหินhàang-hə̌ən1distant; aloof2[to] grow apart; become estranged; keep one’s distance
He greeted politely, but his expression remained distant, making the atmosphere rather aloof.
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แม้mɛ́ɛเธอtəəจะjàตอบคำถามdtɔ̀ɔp-kam-tǎamครบถ้วนkróp-tûuanแต่dtɛ̀ɛท่าทีtâa-tiiเฉยชาchə̌əi-chaaของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəทำให้tam-hâiคู่สนทนาkûu-sǒn-tá-naaรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iได้รับdâi-rápการต้อนรับgaan-dtɔ̂ɔn-ráp
Although she answered thoroughly, her aloof demeanor made the interlocutor feel unwelcome.
ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanพูดด้วยpûut-dûuaiน้ำเสียงnáam-sǐiangเป็นทางการbpen-taang-gaanและlɛ́เฉยชาchə̌əi-chaaจนjonทีมงานtiim-ngaanไม่mâiกล้าglâaถามtǎamต่อdtɔ̀ɔ
The manager spoke in a formal, distant tone, leaving the team afraid to ask further questions.
ท่าทีtâa-tiiที่tîiเฉยชาchə̌əi-chaaของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoในnaiการพบปะgaan-póp-bpàลูกค้าlûuk-káaทำให้tam-hâiความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panดูduuห่างเหินhàang-hə̌ənและlɛ́ยากyâakต่อdtɔ̀ɔการสร้างgaan-sâangความไว้วางใจkwaam-wái-waang-jai
His unwelcoming demeanor during client meetings made the relationship seem distant and difficult to build trust.
Tones
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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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
เฉยchə̌əiเฉยchə̌əi1indifferent; unfazed2just; merely; simply3calm; unruffled4[to] stay indifferent/not reactindifferent; unfazedPart 1
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เฉยชาchə̌əi-chaaเฉยชาchə̌əi-chaaindifferent; apatheticindifferent; apatheticWord