ดีคัก

dii-kák

Meanings

1AdjectiveA2

very good; excellent (Isan dialect)

Very good; excellent; strongly positive in quality or performance. (Northeastern Thai/Isan dialect)

Examples

ส้มตำsôm-dtamส้มตำsôm-dtamsom tam; green papaya saladร้านนี้ráan-níiร้านนี้ráan-níithis shop; this storeดีคักdii-kákดีคักdii-kák1very good; excellent (Isan dialect)2great!; awesome!; so good! (Isan dialect)
The som tum at this shop is very good.
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หนังnǎngที่ไปtîi-bpaiเบิ่งbə̀əngเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiดีคักdii-kákหลายlǎai
The movie we went to see yesterday was really excellent.
อ้ายâaiคนkonนั้นnánร้องเพลงrɔ́ɔng-pleengดีคักdii-kákแท้tɛ́ɛ
That guy sings really well.
ผลงานpǒn-ngaanของkɔ̌ɔngทีมเราtiim-raoออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaดีคักdii-kákจนjonหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaชมchomไม่หยุดmâi-yùtเลยləəi
Our team's work turned out so excellent that the boss couldn't stop praising it.
2InterjectionA2

great!; awesome!; so good! (Isan dialect)

An exclamation of strong approval or satisfaction; 'so good!'. (Northeastern Thai/Isan dialect)

Examples

แซ่บหลายsɛ̂p-lǎaiแซ่บหลายsɛ̂p-lǎai1very delicious; very tasty2very attractive; very sexyดีคักdii-kákดีคักdii-kák1very good; excellent (Isan dialect)2great!; awesome!; so good! (Isan dialect)
So delicious! So good!
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ลมlomพัดpátเย็นๆyen yenแบบนี้bàep néeดีคักdee kák
A nice cool breeze like this... so good!
ในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtก็ได้gɔ̂-dâaiหยุดพักผ่อนyùt-pák-pɔ̀ɔnดีคักdii-kák
Finally got to rest. So good!
โอ้ยyôoได้dâaiกินginแกงหน่อไม้gɛɛng-nɔ̀ɔ-máaiฝีมือfǐi-mʉʉแม่mɛ̂ɛแล้วlɛ́ɛoดีคักdii-kák
Oh, I finally get to eat Mom's bamboo shoot curry... so good!

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

dii

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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Word Breakdown

ดีdiiดีdii1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bilegood; of good qualityPart 1
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คักkákคักkák1very; extremely (Isan/NE)2very good; strong/intense (Isan/NE)very; extremely (Isan/NE)Part 2
ดีคักdii-kákดีคักdii-kákvery good; excellent (Isan dialect)very good; excellent (Isan dialect)Word