ดีว่า
dii-wâaMeaning
1AdverbB1
fortunately; it's a good thing that...
Used to express that a situation is fortunate, often implying that a worse outcome was avoided. Similar to 'it's a good thing that...' or 'luckily...'.
Examples
ฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàk[to] rain heavily; pourมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousดีว่าdii-wâaดีว่าdii-wâafortunately; it's a good thing that...ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)พกpókพกpók[to] carry (on oneself)ร่มrômร่มrôm1umbrella; parasol2shady; cool (shaded); protected3shade; shelterมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; too
It's raining very hard. Luckily, I brought an umbrella.
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ดีว่าdii-wâaเธอtəəโทรมาtoo-maaบอกbɔ̀ɔkก่อนgɔ̀ɔnไม่อย่างนั้นmâi-yàang-nánฉันchǎnคงkongขับรถkàp-rótออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiแล้วlɛ́ɛo
It's a good thing you called to let me know first, otherwise I would have already driven off.
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnรถติดrót-dtìtมากmâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛดีว่าdii-wâaเราraoเผื่อpʉ̀ʉaเวลาwee-laaเดินทางdəən-taangไว้wáiเยอะyə́เลยไปləəi-bpaiถึงtʉ̌ngสนามบินsà-nǎam-binทันเวลาtan-wee-laa
The traffic was very bad last night, but luckily we had allowed a lot of extra travel time, so we made it to the airport on time.
เกือบจะgʉ̀ʉap-jàเซ็นสัญญาsen-sǎn-yaaไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛoดีว่าdii-wâaเราraoตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiatอีกครั้งìik-krángและlɛ́เจอjəəบางbaangข้อkɔ̂ɔที่tîiไม่เป็นธรรมmâi-bpen-tam
We almost signed the contract. It's a good thing we thoroughly checked the document again and found some unfair clauses.
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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ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticize[to] say; tellPart 2
ดีว่าdii-wâaดีว่าdii-wâafortunately; it's a good thing that...fortunately; it's a good thing that...Word