Trust in Thai

“Trust” in Thai is ไว้ใจwái-jai; you'll also hear เชื่อใจchûea-jai (faith in someone).

ไว้ใจ wái-jai

to trust verb

wái high
jai mid

High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.

Parts: ไว้wái to keep, to place ใจjai heart

เชื่อใจ chûea-jai

to trust, have faith in (someone) verb

chûea falling
jai mid

Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”

Parts: เชื่อchûea to believe ใจjai heart

How to use it

ไว้ใจwái-jai, "to place your heart", is trusting someone to do the right thing, and ไว้ใจได้wái-jai dâi is trustworthy. เชื่อใจchûea-jai is closer to faith in a person, the trust between partners and old friends. To believe what someone says is plain เชื่อchûea: ไม่เชื่อmâi chûea, I don't believe it.

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:

chuajai
cheua jai

More feelings in Thai

All feelings

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