ดีนะ(dee ná)
Meanings
1InterjectionA2
good; thank goodness
An exclamation showing approval, relief, or satisfaction.
Examples
เสื้อsêuuaเสื้อsêuua1shirt; top2jacket; coat (outerwear) — regional/colloquial3classifier: ตัวตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)สวยดีsŭuai deeสวยดีsŭuai deenice-looking; quite beautifulนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
This shirt is quite nice.
2AdverbB1
luckily; it's a good thing (that...)
Used to express that something happened fortunately or to show relief about a situation, often followed by a reason (e.g., ดีนะที่...).
Examples
ดีนะdee náดีนะdee ná1good; thank goodness2luckily; it's a good thing (that...)3yeah, great (ironic)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: purpose/focus6marker: insistence/emphasis7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)ร่มrômร่มrôm1umbrella; parasol2shady; cool (shaded); protected3shade; shelterมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toฝนตกfŏn dtòkฝนตกfŏn dtòkit is raining; [to] rainพอดีเลยpo dee loeiพอดีเลยpo dee loei[!] just right; perfect
It's a good thing I brought an umbrella, it started raining just now.
3InterjectionB2
yeah, great (ironic)
Used sarcastically to convey mild criticism or annoyance.
Examples
ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveแก้วgâewแก้วgâew1drinking glass2glass (material)3crystal; precious gem4classifier: glasses of drinkแตกdtàekแตกdtàek1[to] crack; break; shatter2[to] burst; rupture3broken; cracked4[to] split up; fall apart (figurative)5[to] leak out; be revealed (slang)6[to] ejaculate; climax (slang)อีกแล้วèek láewอีกแล้วèek láewagain; once more (often with annoyance)เหรอrŏeเหรอrŏe1really?; is that so?2question particle (casual)ดีนะdee náดีนะdee ná1good; thank goodness2luckily; it's a good thing (that...)3yeah, great (ironic)
You broke another glass? ...Great.