Get used to in Thai

“Get used to” in Thai is ชินchin; you'll also hear เคยชินkoei-chin (more formal).

ชิน chin

to be used to, to get used to verb

chin mid

Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.

เคยชิน koei-chin

to be accustomed to (more formal) verb

koei mid
chin mid

Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.

How to use it

ชินchin is short and flat, with a mid tone, and it's everywhere in expat life: the heat, the chilli, the traffic. What you're getting used to comes after กับgàp, with: ชินกับอากาศร้อนchin gàp aa-gàat ráwn, used to the hot weather. เดี๋ยวก็ชินdǐaw gâw chin, you'll soon get used to it, is what Thai friends say when you struggle.

"Used to" about the past is a different word, เคยkoei: เคยอยู่ที่นี่koei yùu tîi-nîi, I used to live here.

Other spellings you'll see

There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:

chinn
kheoi chin

More verbs in Thai

All verbs

เป็น bpen Be
to be (a nationality, a job, a role)
มี mii Have
to have
ไป bpai Go
to go
มา maa Come
to come
กิน gin Eat
to eat
ดื่ม dùuem Drink
to drink

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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