ดีว่า(dee wâa)

Meanings

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

ฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàk1[to] rain heavily; pour2heavy rain; downpourมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyดีว่าdee wâaดีว่าdee wâafortunately; it's a good thing that...ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)พกpókพกpók1[to] carry (on oneself)2[to] keep on one; have with oneselfร่มrômร่มrôm1umbrella; 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 to
It's raining very hard. Luckily, I brought an umbrella.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4it’s best; better (advisory tone)5gall; bilePart 1
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ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizePart 2
ดีว่าdee wâaดีว่าdee wâafortunately; it's a good thing that...