ดีเจ
dii-jeeMeaning
1NounA2
disc jockey; radio/club host
A person who selects, mixes, and plays recorded music for an audience (e.g., on radio, at clubs, events), often speaking or hosting a program.
Examples
พี่ชายpîi-chaaiพี่ชายpîi-chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ดีเจdii-jeeดีเจdii-jeedisc jockey; radio/club hostเปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for businessเพลงpleengเพลงpleeng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)คลับklápคลับkláp1club (organized group)2club (social venue)ทุกคืนtúk-kʉʉnทุกคืนtúk-kʉʉnevery night
My older brother is a DJ who plays music in a club every night.
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เมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoฉันchǎnฟังfangดีเจdii-jeeจัดjàtรายการวิทยุraai-gaan-wít-tá-yúเขาkǎoคุยkuiสนุกsà-nùkและlɛ́เปิดbpə̀ətเพลงฮิตpleeng-hít
This morning I listened to a DJ hosting a radio show; he chatted lively and played hit songs.
งานเลี้ยงปีใหม่ngaan-líiang-bpii-màiมีmiiดีเจdii-jeeคอยkɔɔiมิกซ์เพลงmík-pleengตามคำขอdtaam-kam-kɔ̌ɔของkɔ̌ɔngคนดูkon-duu
The New Year party had a DJ mixing songs based on the audience’s requests.
ดีเจdii-jeeคนนี้kon-níiพูดคุยpûut-kuiกับgàpผู้ฟังpûu-fangอย่างyàangเป็นกันเองbpen-gan-eengระหว่างrá-wàangมิกซ์เพลงmík-pleengสดsòtทำให้tam-hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatคึกคักkʉ́k-kák
This DJ chats casually with listeners while mixing live, making the atmosphere lively.
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
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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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ดีเจdii-jeeดีเจdii-jeedisc jockey; radio/club hostdisc jockey; radio/club hostWord