ดุ๋ย
dǔiMeaning
1AdverbB2
straight ahead without looking around
straight ahead without looking around or paying attention to one's surroundings (typically used to describe walking)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโกรธgròhtโกรธgròht1angry; mad2[to] be angry (at/with/about)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningดุ๋ยdŭiดุ๋ยdŭistraight ahead without looking aroundๆ-ออกไปจากòk bpai jàakออกไปจากòk bpai jàak[to] go out of; [to] leave [somewhere]ห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: roomsโดยdoiโดยdoi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)สักsàkสักsàk1about; approximately2teak3[to] tattoo4any; even (a little); at allคำkamคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utterance
He was so angry that he walked straight out of the room without saying a word.
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น้องชายnóng chaaiเดินdernดุ๋ยdŭiๆ-เข้าไปในkâo bpai naiร้านráanของเล่นkŏng lênแบบbàepไม่สนใจmâi sŏn jaiใครkraiเลยloie
My younger brother walked straight into the toy store without paying attention to anyone.
เวลาway-laaข้ามถนนkâam tà-nŏnอย่าyàaมัวแต่muua dtàeเดินdernดุ๋ยdŭiๆ-โดยdoiไม่mâiมองmongซ้ายsáaiมองmongขวาkwăaเพราะpráwมันmanอันตรายan-dtà-raaiมากmâak
When crossing the road, don't just keep walking straight ahead without looking left and right, because it's very dangerous.
พอporเลิกงานlêrk ngaanปุ๊บbpúpเธอterก็gâwเดินdernดุ๋ยdŭiๆ-กลับบ้านglàp bâanทันทีtan teeโดยdoiไม่mâiแวะwáeทักทายták taaiเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanเหมือนmĕuuanทุกทีtúk tee
As soon as she got off work, she walked straight home without stopping to greet her coworkers like usual.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
dǔi
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
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 | — | — |