หวัดดี

wàt-dii

Meaning

1InterjectionA1

hi; hello (informal)

Informal greeting equivalent to hi/hello; often combined with ครับครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)/ค่ะค่ะkâ1polite particle (female, statement)2polite particle (female, short response) or time words. Colloquial shortening of สวัสดีสวัสดีsà-wàt-diihello; hi; goodbye.

Examples

หวัดดีwàt-deeหวัดดีwàt-deehi; hello (informal)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanfriends (plural)
Hi, everyone.
3 more examples
หวัดดีwàt-diiตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoค่ะkâ
Good morning (hi in the morning).
หวัดดีwàt-diiครับkrápเจอกันjəə-ganอีกแล้วìik-lɛ́ɛoนะná
Hi, we meet again.
หวัดดีwàt-diiค่ะkâพึ่งpʉ̂ngเลิกงานlə̂ək-ngaanเหรอrə̌ə
Hi, just got off work?

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

  1. Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ว puts this syllable in high class.
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Low tone

wàt

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

หวัดwàtหวัดwàt1common cold2scrawled; hastily writtencommon coldPart 1
+
ดีdiiดีdii1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bilegood; of good qualityPart 2
หวัดดีwàt-diiหวัดดีwàt-diihi; hello (informal)hi; hello (informal)Word

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