ดู๋ดี๋
dǔu-dǐiMeaning
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[to] act lovey-dovey; [to] be affectionate
to act sweet, affectionate, or intimate with a romantic partner; to be lovey-dovey
Examples
คู่รักkûu-rákคู่รักkûu-rákromantic couple; lovers; partnersโต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtótable; deskนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)ดู๋ดี๋dǔu-dǐiดู๋ดี๋dǔu-dǐi[to] act lovey-dovey; [to] be affectionateกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallอิจฉาìt-chǎaอิจฉาìt-chǎa1jealous; envious (of [sb]/[sth])2[to] envy [sb]/[sth]; be jealous of
That couple at the table is sitting there being so lovey-dovey that everyone in the restaurant is jealous.
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เลิกlə̂əkทำตัวtam-dtuuaดู๋ดี๋dǔu-dǐiกันganต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaคนkonโสดsòotสักทีsàk-tiiเถอะtə̀ฉันchǎnหมั่นไส้màn-sâi
Please stop being lovey-dovey in front of single people, it's annoying.
ถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàแต่งงานdtɛ̀ng-ngaanกันganมาmaaสิบsìpกว่าgwàaปีbpiiแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangหาเวลาhǎa-wee-laaไปbpaiสวีทsà-wìitดู๋ดี๋dǔu-dǐiกันganอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌ə
Even though they have been married for over ten years, they always find time to be sweet and lovey-dovey with each other.
ช่วงchûuangวันหยุดยาวwan-yùt-yaaoนี้níiเขาkǎoแอบɛ̀ɛpจองที่jɔɔng-tîiพักpákริมทะเลrim-tá-leeเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพาpaaแฟนสาวfɛɛn-sǎaoไปbpaiพักผ่อนpák-pɔ̀ɔnและlɛ́ดู๋ดี๋dǔu-dǐiกันganสองต่อสองsɔ̌ɔng-dtɔ̀ɔ-sɔ̌ɔng
During this long weekend, he secretly booked a beachfront resort to take his girlfriend for a getaway and be lovey-dovey privately.
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 markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
dǔu
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 | — | — |