ดีที่
dii-tîiMeaning
1ConjunctionB1
fortunately; it's good that ...
a conjunction used to express relief or a positive outcome about a fact, introducing a clause (e.g., 'ดีที่ฝนไม่ตก' = 'It's good that it didn't rain')
Examples
รถติดrót-dtìtรถติดrót-dtìt1traffic jam; congestion2[to] have heavy traffic; be congestedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ดีที่dii-tîiดีที่dii-tîifortunately; it's good that ...ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ngมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ng1[to] arrive (somewhere)2[to] reach; come to (time/stage/topic)ทันเวลาtan-wee-laaทันเวลาtan-wee-laain time
The traffic was very bad, but it's good that I arrived on time.
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ฉันchǎnเกือบgʉ̀ʉapลืมlʉʉmกระเป๋าตังค์grà-bpǎo-dtangไว้wáiที่tîiร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanดีที่dii-tîiนึกขึ้นได้nʉ́k-kʉ̂n-dâaiก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàขับรถkàp-rótออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa
I almost left my wallet at the restaurant. It's a good thing I remembered before driving away.
อุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetดูduuรุนแรงrun-rɛɛngมากmâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛดีที่dii-tîiไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiได้รับบาดเจ็บdâi-ráp-bàat-jèpสาหัสsǎa-hàt
The accident looked very severe, but it's good that no one was seriously injured.
โครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiมีปัญหาmii-bpan-hǎaเยอะมากyə́-mâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛดีที่dii-tîiทีมงานtiim-ngaanร่วมมือกันrûuam-mʉʉ-ganจนjonผ่านไปpàan-bpaiได้dâaiด้วยดีdûuai-dii
This project had a lot of problems, but it's good that the team cooperated until it was successfully completed.
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
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- 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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerplace; spot; seat; spacePart 2
ดีที่dii-tîiดีที่dii-tîifortunately; it's good that ...fortunately; it's good that ...Word