เย็นชา
yen chaa
Meanings
1AdjectiveB1
cold; unemotional
showing no warmth or sympathy; emotionally distant
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตอบdtòpตอบdtòp1[to] answer; reply2[to] respond; react3answer; responseด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toน้ำเสียงnám sĭiangน้ำเสียงnám sĭiang1tone of voice; vocal tone2tone; tenor (figurative)เย็นชาyen chaaเย็นชาyen chaa1cold; unemotional2[to] act aloofเหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughไม่สนใจmâi sŏn jaiไม่สนใจmâi sŏn jai[to] not be interested; [to] ignoreความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèukความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèuk1feeling; emotion2sensation; sensory feeling3intuition; hunch4sentiment; attitudeของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoever
He replied in a cold tone as if he didn't care about anyone's feelings.
2VerbB2
[to] act aloof
to behave in an aloof or emotionally distant way toward others
Examples
ตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeตั้งแต่dtâng dtàe1from; since (starting point)2from X to Yย้ายyáaiย้ายyáai1[to] move; relocate2[to] transfer (jobs; schools; departments)3[to] move houseแผนกpà-nàekแผนกpà-nàek1department; section2division; section (organizational unit)3department (academic)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toทำตัวtam dtuuaทำตัวtam dtuua1[to] behave; conduct oneself; carry oneself2[to] act like; present oneself as; make oneself out to beเย็นชาyen chaaเย็นชาyen chaa1cold; unemotional2[to] act aloofกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaancoworker; colleague; workmateไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)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; whoeverเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
Since moving departments, he started acting aloof toward coworkers and barely talks to anyone.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เย็นเยือกyen yêuuakเย็นเยือกyen yêuuak1icy cold; freezing2chilling; spine-chilling3emotionally cold; icy in manner
- icy cold; freezing
- chilling; spine-chilling
- emotionally cold; icy in manner
เย็นชืดyen chêutเย็นชืดyen chêut1cold and unappetizing (food/drink)2cold; unemotional
- cold and unappetizing (food/drink)
- cold; unemotional
หนาวเย็นnăao yenหนาวเย็นnăao yen1very cold; chilly2cold; chilly (mood/atmosphere)
- very cold; chilly
- cold; chilly (mood/atmosphere)
เฉยชาchŏei-chaaเฉยชาchŏei-chaa1indifferent; apathetic2cold; aloof in manner
- indifferent; apathetic
- cold; aloof in manner
ไร้อารมณ์rái aa-romไร้อารมณ์rái aa-romemotionless; impassive; expressionless
emotionless; impassive; expressionless
Word Breakdown
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เย็นชาyen chaaเย็นชาyen chaacold; unemotional