ดิ่ว
dìuMeaning
1AdverbB2
straight; directly; quickly
in a straight, direct way, usually moving quickly toward a place without stopping or turning aside
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเลิกเรียนlə̂ək-riianเลิกเรียนlə̂ək-riian[to] finish school; [to] get out of class; school is outเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningดิ่วdìuดิ่วdìustraight; directly; quicklyกลับบ้านglàp-bâanกลับบ้านglàp-bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at onceโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)แวะwɛ́แวะwɛ́[to] stop by; drop inคุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] discuss; talk over3[to] brag; boast4[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoever
As soon as class ended, he walked straight home immediately without stopping to talk to anyone.
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หมาmǎaตัวนั้นdtuua-nánวิ่งwîngดิ่วdìuเข้าไปkâo-bpaiหาhǎaเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngด้วยdûuaiความดีใจkwaam-dii-jai
That dog ran straight towards its owner with joy.
ทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiลงlongจากjàakเครื่องบินkrʉ̂ʉang-binนักธุรกิจnák-tú-rá-gìtหนุ่มnùmก็gɔ̂เดินdəənดิ่วdìuไปที่bpai-tîiจุดjùtเรียกรถrîiak-rótแท็กซี่tɛ́k-sîiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรีบrîipไปbpaiประชุมbprà-chum
As soon as he got off the plane, the young businessman walked straight to the taxi stand to hurry to his meeting.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dìu
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |