Translation guide
How to express that something is chilled, cold, or has been cooled, depending on context.
Describing food or beverages that are served cold or have been cooled.
General adjective for something cold to the touch, including chilled food/drinks.
I want to drink a chilled beer.
Past tense of 冷える (to get cold), often used attributively for something that has become chilled.
Chilled watermelon is the best.
Past tense of 冷やす (to cool something), emphasizing the action of chilling.
I served chilled tomatoes.
Colloquial expression for something ice-cold, often used for drinks.
I like ice-cold cola.
Describing a person who feels cold, often due to weather or environment.
Describing a cold, unfriendly atmosphere or strained relationship.
Describing a person who is relaxed, calm, or easygoing.
Slang borrowed from English 'chill', used among younger people.
I'm just chilling at home today.
冷たい is a general adjective for cold things. 冷えた implies something became cold naturally or through passive cooling. 冷やした implies someone actively cooled it. For food, 冷やした is often used when you intentionally chilled it.
会議室は冷ややかな雰囲気だった。
The meeting room had a chilled atmosphere.