ดีมาก
dii-mâakMeanings
1AdjectiveA1
very good; excellent
A phrase used to describe something as very good, excellent, or great.
Examples
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This movie is very good.
The weather in Phuket is very good.
His academic results last semester were very good.
2InterjectionA1
Excellent!; Well done!
An exclamation used to praise or approve something; similar to 'Excellent!' or 'Well done!'
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneรูปวาดrûup-wâatรูปวาดrûup-wâatdrawing; painting; hand-drawn pictureของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsนักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupilสวยsǔuaiสวยsǔuai1beautiful; pretty2nicely done; fine3beautifully; nicely; neatlyจังjangจังjangso; very (degree intensifier, postposed)ดีมากdii-mâakดีมากdii-mâak1very good; excellent2Excellent!; Well done!3very well
(A teacher looks at a student's drawing) It's so beautiful. Excellent!
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You finished your homework already? Well done!
You helped mom with the dishes too? That's great, sweetie.
You answered the question correctly. Excellent!
3AdverbA1
very well
Used to describe doing something to a very good degree.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-tai1Thai language2Thai-language; in Thai3Thai (school subject)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerดีมากdii-mâakดีมากdii-mâak1very good; excellent2Excellent!; Well done!3very well
He can speak Thai very well.
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She is a good dancer and sings very well.
Last night, I slept very well.
He prepared very well for this exam.
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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ดีมากdii-mâakดีมากdii-mâakvery good; excellentvery good; excellentWord