Indifferent in Thai

“Indifferent” in Thai is เฉยๆchǒei-chǒei; you'll also hear เฉยเมยchǒei-moei (cold, aloof).

เฉยๆ chǒei-chǒei

so-so, nothing special; unbothered adjective

chǒei rising
chǒei rising

Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”

เฉยเมย chǒei-moei

indifferent, cold adjective cold, aloof

chǒei rising
moei mid

Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”

You'll hear เฉยเมยchǒei-moei in Koisuru Fortune Cookie (คุกกี้เสี่ยงทาย).

How to use it

เฉยๆchǒei-chǒei is the Thai "meh": a film that was just okay, a dish that's nothing special, or doing nothing at all, อยู่เฉยๆyùu chǒei-chǒei, just staying put. It's a soft, polite way to say you don't love something. เฉยเมยchǒei-moei is colder: indifferent towards a person who wants your attention.

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:

choey choey
chuey chuey
choey moey

More feelings in Thai

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มีความสุข mii kwaam-sùk Happy
to be happy
เสียใจ sǐa-jai Sad
ซึมเศร้า suem-sâo Depressed
เหงา ngǎo Lonely
คิดถึงบ้าน kít-tǔeng bâan Homesick
homesick (literally 'miss home')
ร้องไห้ ráwng-hâai Cry
to cry

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones