เฉลียวใจ(chà-lĭiao jai)

Meanings

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[to] be suspicious; [to] have a hunch

To become suspicious or realize that something might be wrong or unusual; to have a hunch.

Examples

ตอนแรกdton râekตอนแรกdton râek1at first; initially; originally2the first part; the beginningก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3well; after all (emphasis/justification)4topic/resumption marker5conditional marker (if… then…)เชื่อchêuuaเชื่อchêuua1to believe in (religion/ideology)2to trust; have faith in3to believe [sth/sb]เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2from; since (starting point)3only; just (restriction)พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2[to] suffice; be enough3quite; rather; fairly4as soon as; when5enough; sufficientlyเขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himพูดจาpôot jaaพูดจาpôot jaa[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)วกวนwók wonวกวนwók won1circuitous; convoluted; rambling2[to] meander; beat around the bushผมก็pŏm gôrผมก็pŏm gôrme too; so do Iเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start to; begin to2[to] start; beginเฉลียวใจchà-lĭiao jaiเฉลียวใจchà-lĭiao jai[to] be suspicious; [to] have a hunch
At first, I believed him, but when he started speaking evasively, I began to get suspicious.
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เธอterไม่เคยmâi koieเฉลียวใจchà-lĭiao jaiเลยloieว่าwâaเพื่อนสนิทpêuuan sà-nìtที่têeไว้ใจwái jaiกำลังgam-langหลอกlòkเธอterอยู่yòo
She never once had a hunch that the close friend she trusted was deceiving her.
แม้máeจะไม่มีjà mâi meeหลักฐานlàk tăanชัดเจนchát-jenแต่dtàeจากjàakพฤติกรรมprút-dtì-gamที่têeน่าสงสัยnâa sŏng-săiของเขาkŏng kăoตำรวจdtam-rùuatก็gâwเฉลียวใจchà-lĭiao jaiว่าwâaเขาkăoต้องมีdtông meeส่วนเกี่ยวข้องsùuan gìiao-kôngกับgàpคดีká-deeนี้née
Although there was no clear evidence, from his suspicious behavior, the police had a hunch that he must be involved in this case.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunเฉลียวใจchà-lĭiao jaiสักนิดsàk nítเกี่ยวกับgìiao gàpข้อเสนอkôr sà-nĕrที่ดีtêe deeเกินจริงgern jingนั้นnánคุณkunก็gâwคงไม่kong mâiตกเป็นเหยื่อdtòk bpen yèuuaของkŏngมิจฉาชีพmít-chăa-chêep
If you had been just a bit suspicious about that too-good-to-be-true offer, you probably wouldn't have fallen victim to a scammer.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เฉลียวchà-lĭiaoเฉลียวchà-lĭiao1clever; quick-witted2[to] suddenly realize; [to] suspectPart 1
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ใจjaiใจjai1kindness; compassion; generosity2core; essence (in compounds)3intention; will; willingness4heart; mind; feelings; spirit5courage; spirit; moralePart 2
เฉลียวใจchà-lĭiao jaiเฉลียวใจchà-lĭiao jai[to] be suspicious; [to] have a hunch