ดีๆ
dee deeMeanings
1AdverbA2
properly; carefully; nicely; politely
in a correct, careful, or acceptable manner; in a nice or polite way (e.g., พูดดีๆ ‘say it nicely’)
Examples
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Put your toys away properly, or they will get lost.
When you talk to adults, you must speak nicely, dear.
Did you lock the door properly before leaving the house?
2AdjectiveA2
really good; decent; proper
very good or of acceptable/respectable quality (reduplicated form used for emphasis)
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocketร้านอาหารráan aa-hăanร้านอาหารráan aa-hăanrestaurant; eateryดีๆdee deeดีๆdee dee1properly; carefully; nicely; politely2really good; decent; proper
I want to eat at a good restaurant.
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He wants to get a good job after graduation.
Could you please recommend a good movie?
ถ้าtâaอยากyàakประสบความสำเร็จbprà-sòp kwaam săm-rètต้องdtôngรู้จักrúu jàkคว้าkwáaโอกาสoh-gàatดีๆdee deeเอาไว้ao wái
If you want to be successful, you have to know how to seize good opportunities.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ดีๆ said ดี-ดี?
dee dee
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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
dee
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 | — | — |