ดีที่(dee têe)
Meanings
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; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ดีที่dee têeดีที่dee têefortunately; it's good that ...ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)มาถึงmaa tŭengมาถึงmaa tŭeng1[to] arrive (somewhere)2[to] reach; come to (time/stage/topic)3[to] come to (someone’s turn/time)ทันเวลาtan way-laaทันเวลาtan way-laain time
The traffic was very bad, but it's good that I arrived on time.
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Word Breakdown
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ดีที่dee têeดีที่dee têefortunately; it's good that ...