ดุ่ย
dùiMeaning
1AdverbB2
straight on without hesitation or looking back
in a way that goes straight ahead without stopping, waiting, or paying attention to other people or things around
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโกรธgròhtโกรธgròht1angry; mad2[to] be angry (at/with/about)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningดุ่ยๆdùi dùiดุ่ยๆdùi dùistraight on without hesitationออกจากบ้านòk jàak bâanออกจากบ้านòk jàak bâan[to] leave homeไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyโดยdoiโดยdoi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
He was very angry, so he walked straight out of the house without speaking to anyone.
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อย่าyàaเดินdernดุ่ยๆdùi dùiข้ามถนนkâam tà-nŏnแบบนั้นbàep nánสิsìต้องdtôngมองmongซ้ายsáaiมองmongขวาkwăaก่อนgòn
Don't just walk blindly across the street like that; you have to look left and right first.
ชายchaaiแปลกหน้าbplàek nâaเดินdernดุ่ยๆdùi dùiเข้ามาkâo maaในnaiร้านráanแล้วláeoหยิบyìpของkŏngชิ้นchínนั้นnánไปbpaiโดยdoiไม่สนใจmâi sŏn jaiพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanที่têeยืนอยู่yeun yòo
The stranger walked straight into the shop and grabbed the item without paying attention to the staff standing there.
พอporเจ้านายสั่งjâo naai sàngงานngaanเสร็จsètเธอterก็gâwเดินdernดุ่ยๆdùi dùiกลับไปglàp bpaiที่têeโต๊ะทำงานdtó tam ngaanทันทีtan teeเหมือนmĕuuanไม่mâiอยากyàakคุยkuiอะไรà-raiต่อdtò
As soon as the boss finished giving the assignment, she walked purposefully straight back to her desk as if she didn't want to talk any further.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dùi
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |