เฉยๆ
chŏei chŏeiMeanings
1AdverbA2
just; merely
done for no special purpose; only, nothing more (e.g., came to look just because)
Examples
ทำอะไรtam à-raiทำอะไรtam à-raiwhat are you doing?อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)อยู่เฉยๆyòo chŏei chŏeiอยู่เฉยๆyòo chŏei chŏei[to] stay still; [to] do nothing; [to] not get involved
What are you doing? / Just sitting (doing nothing in particular).
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Why are you smiling? / Just smiling, no particular reason.
I didn't come to buy anything, I just came to look.
ฉันchănถามtăamเขาkăoว่าwâaโทรมาtoh maaทำไมtam maiเขาkăoบอกว่าbòk wâaโทรมาtoh maaเฉยๆchŏei chŏeiเพราะว่าprór wâaเบื่อbèuua
I asked him why he called, and he said he just called for no reason because he was bored.
2AdverbA2
idly; without reacting
without doing anything or taking action; keeping still or not responding
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillนั่งเฉยๆnâng chĕoi-chĕoiนั่งเฉยๆnâng chĕoi-chĕoi[to] sit idly; [to] sit and do nothingไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)คุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] discuss; talk over3[to] brag; boast4[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoever
He's just sitting there, not talking to anyone.
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Don't just stand there doing nothing, come and help a bit!
When the teacher asked a question, he just kept silent and wouldn't answer.
เขาkăoเห็นhĕnคนkonต้องการdtông gaanความช่วยเหลือkwaam chûuai lĕuuaแต่dtàeกลับglàpเดินผ่านdern pàanไปbpaiเฉยๆchŏei chŏei
He saw someone who needed help, but he just walked past without doing anything.
3AdjectiveA2
so-so; just okay
mediocre; nothing special (e.g., the movie was just okay)
Examples
อาหารaa-hăanอาหารaa-hăan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsร้านนี้ráan néeร้านนี้ráan néethis shop; this storeรสชาติrót-châatรสชาติrót-châat1taste; flavor (of food/drink)2quality; character; feelเฉยๆchŏei chŏeiเฉยๆchŏei chŏei1just; merely2idly; without reacting3so-so; just okay4so-so; nothing much5indifferent; unfazed
The food at this restaurant is just so-so.
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ฉันchănไปbpaiดูหนังdoo nǎngเรื่องใหม่rêuuang màiมาแล้วmaa láewก็gâwเฉยๆchŏei chŏeiนะnáไม่ได้mâi dâaiสนุกมากsà-nùk mâak
I saw the new movie already. It was just okay, not very fun.
If you ask if I like this song, it's mediocre. I can listen to it.
หลายคนlăai konบอกว่าbòk wâaหนังสือnǎng-sĕuเล่มlêmนี้néeดีมากdee mâakแต่dtàeสำหรับsăm-ràpฉันchănแล้วláeoมันmanค่อนข้างkôn kâangเฉยๆchŏei chŏei
Many people said this book is great, but for me, it's rather mediocre.
4InterjectionA2
so-so; nothing much
used as a brief reply meaning things are so-so or it's nothing to fuss about
Examples
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A: Are you mad at me? B: No, it's nothing to fuss about.
A: Thanks for coming to help. B: It's nothing, just a small thing.
Aให้เราhâi raoไปส่งbpai sòngไหมmăiดูdooเหนื่อยๆnèuay nèuayนะnáBไม่เป็นไรmâi bpen raiเฉยๆchŏei chŏeiน่ะnâเดี๋ยวdĭiaoก็gâwถึงบ้านtĕung bâanแล้วláeo
A: Want me to give you a ride? You look tired. B: It's okay, I'm alright. I'll be home soon anyway.
5AdjectiveB1
indifferent; unfazed
not showing interest, excitement, or strong emotion; unconcerned
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)บอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; showข่าวดีkàao deeข่าวดีkàao deegood newsเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asทำหน้าtam nâaทำหน้าtam nâa1[to] make a face; put on an expression2[to] get a facial / cosmetic work doneเฉยๆchŏei chŏeiเฉยๆchŏei chŏei1just; merely2idly; without reacting3so-so; just okay4so-so; nothing much5indifferent; unfazed
When I told him the good news, he just made an unconcerned face.
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เธอterพยายามpà-yaa-yaamเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuangตลกdtà-lòkแต่dtàeทุกคนtúk konในnaiห้องhôngกลับglàpนั่งnângฟังfangเฉยๆchŏei chŏei
She tried to tell a joke, but everyone in the room just sat and listened with a blank face.
ทำไมtam maiเธอterถึงtĕungทำตัวtam dtuuaเฉยๆchŏei chŏeiกับgàpเรื่องสำคัญrêuuang săm-kanแบบนี้bàep néeได้dâiนะná
How can you be so unconcerned about an important matter like this?
ในnaiสถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaanที่têeกดดันgòt danขนาดนั้นkà-nàat nánเขาkăoยังyangสามารถsăa-mâatวางตัวwaang dtuuaเฉยๆchŏei chŏeiได้dâiอย่างน่าทึ่งyàang nâa tûeng
In such a high-pressure situation, he was still able to remain impressively unconcerned.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เฉยๆ said เฉย-เฉย?
chŏei chŏei
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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
chŏei
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 | — | — |