หวังดี

wăng dee

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] have good intentions; [to] wish [sb] well

to have good intentions or wish someone well, often implying that an action is meant to be helpful.

Examples

ไม่ต้องmâi dtôngไม่ต้องmâi dtông1don't have to; no need to2no need to; don't have to; don't3[!] don't; no needกลัวgluuaกลัวgluua1[to] be afraid; fear2afraid; fearfulนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)หวังดีwăng deeหวังดีwăng dee1[to] have good intentions; [to] wish [sb] well2well-meaning; benevolentกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herเสมอsà-mĕrเสมอsà-mĕr1always; invariably2constantly; habitually3equal; level; even4[to] draw; [to] tie
Don't be afraid, I always wish you well.
2AdjectiveB1

well-meaning; benevolent

describing a person or action that has good intentions, even if the result may not be perfect.

Examples

นั่นnânนั่นnânthat (over there)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคำแนะนำkam náe namคำแนะนำkam náe nam1advice; guidance2recommendation3instructions; directionsที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotหวังดีwăng deeหวังดีwăng dee1[to] have good intentions; [to] wish [sb] well2well-meaning; benevolentแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ทำตามtam dtaamทำตามtam dtaam1follow; comply; obey2[to] imitate [sb]; copy; do likewise3conform to; follow a modelไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)
That is well-intentioned advice, but I can't follow it.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

หวังwăngหวังwăng1[to] hope2[to] expect; count on3to hope for (something)Part 1
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ดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4it’s best; better (advisory tone)Part 2
หวังดีwăng deeหวังดีwăng dee[to] have good intentions; [to] wish [sb] well