เฉยๆ(chŏei chŏei)

Meanings

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?อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to 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).
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] discuss; talk over2[to] date [sb]; be seeing [sb] (informal)3[to] brag; boast4[to] chat; talkกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoever
He's just sitting there, not talking to anyone.
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 reacting3indifferent; unfazed4so-so; just okay5so-so; nothing much
The food at this restaurant is just so-so.
4InterjectionA2

so-so; nothing much

used as a brief reply meaning things are so-so or it's nothing to fuss about

Examples

Aเป็นอะไรbpen à-raiเป็นอะไรbpen à-raiWhat's wrong?; What's the matter?ไหมmăiไหมmăi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silkBเฉยๆchŏei chŏeiเฉยๆchŏei chŏei1just; merely2idly; without reacting3indifferent; unfazed4so-so; just okay5so-so; nothing much
A: Are you okay? B: It's nothing.
5AdjectiveB1

indifferent; unfazed

not showing interest, excitement, or strong emotion; unconcerned

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)บอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] ask/tell (someone to do something) (colloquial)3[to] indicate; show4[to] state; say (reporting speech)ข่าวดีkàao deeข่าวดีkàao deegood newsเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)ทำหน้าtam nâaทำหน้าtam nâa1[to] make a face; put on an expression2[to] get a facial / cosmetic work doneเฉยๆchŏei chŏeiเฉยๆchŏei chŏei1just; merely2idly; without reacting3indifferent; unfazed4so-so; just okay5so-so; nothing much
When I told him the good news, he just made an unconcerned face.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

งั้นๆngán-ngánงั้นๆngán-ngánso-so; mediocre

so-so; mediocre

นิ่งๆnîng-nîngนิ่งๆnîng-nîng1very still; without moving; quietly2motionless; unreactive; calm3understatedly; low‑key4[!] Keep still!; Don't move!
  • very still; without moving; quietly
  • motionless; unreactive; calm
  • understatedly; low‑key
  • [!] Keep still!; Don't move!
ไม่มีอะไรmâi mee à-raiไม่มีอะไรmâi mee à-rai1nothing; there is nothing2it's nothing; nothing's wrong
  • nothing; there is nothing
  • it's nothing; nothing's wrong
วางเฉยwaang chŏeiวางเฉยwaang chŏei[to] be indifferent; [to] ignore

[to] be indifferent; [to] ignore

เรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuaiเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuai1continuously; steadily2progressively; more and more3leisurely; unhurriedly4so-so; nothing special
  • continuously; steadily
  • progressively; more and more
  • leisurely; unhurriedly
  • so-so; nothing special