สติดี
sà-dtì-diiMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
conscious; alert
To be fully conscious and aware of one's surroundings, as opposed to being unconscious, dazed, or delirious. (e.g., 'คนไข้ฟื้นแล้วและสติดี' - The patient has woken up and is conscious and alert.)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโดนชนdoon-chonโดนชนdoon-chon[to] be hit; [to] get hit; [to] be run into (by [sb]/[sth])แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)โชคดีที่chôok-dii-tîiโชคดีที่chôok-dii-tîiluckily; fortunatelyยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardสติดีsà-dtì-diiสติดีsà-dtì-dii1conscious; alert2sane; lucid; clear-headedและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)พูดคุยpûut-kuiพูดคุยpûut-kui1[to] talk; chat2[to] discussได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
He was hit, but luckily he was still conscious and able to talk.
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คุณปู่kun-bpùuล้มlómหัวhǔuaฟาดfâatพื้นpʉ́ʉnแต่dtɛ̀ɛตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiท่านtânลุกขึ้นมาlúk-kʉ̂n-maaนั่งnângและlɛ́สติดีsà-dtì-diiแล้วlɛ́ɛo
Grandpa fell and hit his head, but now he has sat up and is conscious and alert.
คนไข้kon-kâiฟื้นfʉ́ʉnจากjàakการผ่าตัดgaan-pàa-dtàtแล้วlɛ́ɛoครับkrápตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiสติดีsà-dtì-diiตอบคำถามdtɔ̀ɔp-kam-tǎamได้dâai
The patient has woken up from surgery. He is now conscious and alert, and can answer questions.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเสียsǐiaเลือดlʉ̂ʉatไปbpaiมากmâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaหน่วยกู้ภัยnùuai-gûu-paiไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ngผู้บาดเจ็บpûu-bàat-jèpก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongสติดีsà-dtì-diiและlɛ́สามารถsǎa-mâatบอกเล่าbɔ̀ɔk-lâoเหตุการณ์hèet-gaanที่tîiเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nได้dâai
Despite losing a lot of blood, when the rescue unit arrived, the injured person was still fully conscious and able to recount what had happened.
2AdjectiveB2
sane; lucid; clear-headed
To be mentally stable, rational, and in control of one’s mind; not insane or confused. (e.g., 'เขาเป็นคนสติดี' - He is a sane person.)
Examples
คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสติดีsà-dtì-diiสติดีsà-dtì-dii1conscious; alert2sane; lucid; clear-headedจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ทำเรื่องtam-rʉ̂ʉangทำเรื่องtam-rʉ̂ʉang1[to] handle official business2[to] cause trouble; [to] make a fussแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nánแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nán1like that; in that way2that kind of; that type of3that kind/that sort (of thing/person)หรอกrɔ̀kหรอกrɔ̀k1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)
A sane person wouldn't do something like that.
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ถึงtĕungเขาkăoจะjàดูdooแปลกๆbplàek bplàekแต่dtàeจริงๆjing jingแล้วláeoเขาkăoเป็นbpenคนkonสติดีsà-dtì deeนะná
Even though he seems strange, he is actually a sane person.
เป็นbpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangน่าทึ่งnâa-tʉ̂ngที่tîiเขาkǎoยังคงyang-kongสติดีsà-dtì-diiอยู่yùuได้dâaiหลังจากlǎng-jàakผ่านpàanเหตุการณ์hèet-gaanเลวร้ายleeo-ráaiขนาดนั้นkà-nàat-nánมาmaa
It's amazing that he can remain mentally stable after going through such a terrible event.
ศาลsǎanต้องdtɔ̂ngประเมินbprà-məənว่าwâaจำเลยjam-ləəiมีสติmii-sà-dtìดีdiiพอpɔɔที่จะtîi-jàต่อสู้dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuคดีká-diiได้dâaiหรือไม่rʉ̌ʉ-mâi
The court must assess whether the defendant is mentally competent enough to stand trial.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สติดี said สะ-ติ-ดี?
sà-dtì-dii
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
สติsà-dtìสติsà-dtì1mindfulness; present awareness; attention2presence of mind; sanity; consciousnessmindfulness; present awareness; attentionPart 1
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สติดีsà-dtì-diiสติดีsà-dtì-diiconscious; alertconscious; alertWord