อยู่ดี
yùu-diiMeanings
1VerbA2
[to be] fine/okay (health or situation)
to be in a satisfactory or normal condition, especially regarding health or general well-being
Examples
ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)พ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛparentsยังอยู่yang-yùuยังอยู่yang-yùu[to] still be present; [to] still existดีdiiดีdii1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bileสุขภาพsùk-kà-pâapสุขภาพsùk-kà-pâaphealthแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛng1strong; robust2healthy; fit
My parents are doing fine now and are in good health.
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หลังlǎngผ่าตัดpàa-dtàtหนึ่งnʉ̀ngเดือนdʉʉanเขาkǎoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaยังอยู่yang-yùuดีdiiและlɛ́เดินdəənได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛo
One month after the surgery, he said he was doing fine and could walk already.
Despite the heavy rain, grandma’s garden is still fine and undamaged.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkช่วงนี้chûuang-níiฉันchǎnยังอยู่yang-yùuดีdiiกินginอิ่มìmนอนหลับnɔɔn-làpและlɛ́ไม่mâiป่วยbpùuai
Even though I’m working hard, I’m still doing fine these days—eating well, sleeping well, and not getting sick.
2VerbB1
[to] live comfortably; be well-off
to live with comfort and enough money or resources; to have a good standard of living
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateมั่นคงmân-kongมั่นคงmân-kong1stable; steady2secure (finance/job/state)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)พอใช้pɔɔ-cháiพอใช้pɔɔ-chái1adequate; fairly good; passable2sufficiently; fairlyก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerอยู่ดีyùu-diiอยู่ดีyùu-dii1[to be] fine/okay (health or situation)2[to] live comfortably; be well-off3[to] live peacefully; be at peace4anyway; nevertheless; stillกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
He has a stable job and enough money, so he can live comfortably with his family.
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หลังlǎngย้ายyáaiไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàtเราraoก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmอยู่ดีyùu-diiขึ้นkʉ̂nเพราะprɔ́ค่าครองชีพkâa-krɔɔng-chîipถูกtùuk
After moving to work upcountry, we began to live better because the cost of living was low.
ถ้าtâaเก็บออมgèp-ɔɔmสม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mə̌əอีกìikไม่กี่mâi-gìiปีbpiiก็gɔ̂อยู่ดีyùu-diiได้dâaiโดยdooiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngกังวลgang-wonเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangหนี้nîi
If we save regularly, in a few years we can live comfortably without worrying about debt.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanตั้งเป้าdtâng-bpâoให้hâiชุมชนchum-chonชายขอบchaai-kɔ̀ɔpอยู่ดีyùu-diiโดยdooiสนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nǔnโครงสร้างพื้นฐานkroong-sâang-pʉ́ʉn-tǎanและlɛ́อาชีพaa-chîip
The government aims for marginalized communities to live well by supporting infrastructure and livelihoods.
3VerbB1
[to] live peacefully; be at peace
to live in peace and safety without disturbance or conflict
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ชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-choncommunityนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)อยู่ดีyùu-diiอยู่ดีyùu-dii1[to be] fine/okay (health or situation)2[to] live comfortably; be well-off3[to] live peacefully; be at peace4anyway; nevertheless; stillกันganกันgan1together; 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; earmarkเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเวรยามween-yaamเวรยามween-yaamguard duty; watchดูแลduu-lɛɛดูแลduu-lɛɛ1[to] take care of; look after2[to] supervise; be in charge of3[to] maintain; keep in good conditionทุกคืนtúk-kʉʉnทุกคืนtúk-kʉʉnevery night
This community lives in peace because there are guards every night.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakทำtamข้อkɔ̂ɔตกลงกันได้dtòk-long-gan-dâaiทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔngหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanก็gɔ̂อยู่ดีyùu-diiกันganมาmaaจนถึงjon-tʉ̌ngตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi
After reaching an agreement, the two villages have lived peacefully up to now.
พอpɔɔมีmiiการไกล่เกลี่ยgaan-glài-glìiaคนkonในnaiตลาดdtà-làatก็gɔ̂อยู่ดีyùu-diiกันganไม่mâiทะเลาะtá-lɔ́เหมือนmʉ̌ʉanก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
After mediation, people in the market live peacefully and don't argue like before.
เมื่อmêuuaมีระบบmee rá-bòpแจ้งเหตุjâeng hètและláeกติกาgà-dtì-gaaชุมชนchum-chonที่ชัดเจนtêe chát jaynทุกคนtúk konจึงjeungอยู่ดีyòo deeกันganโดยdoiไม่mâiเกิดgèrtความขัดแย้งkwaam kàt yáeng
With a clear reporting system and community rules, everyone can live in peace without conflicts.
4AdverbB2
anyway; nevertheless; still
used after a predicate to indicate that something remains true or happens despite other circumstances
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เข้านอนkâo-nɔɔnเข้านอนkâo-nɔɔn[to] go to bedเร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soonแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháo1morning (time period)2in the morningก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardง่วงngûuangง่วงngûuangsleepy; drowsyอยู่ดีyùu-diiอยู่ดีyùu-dii1[to be] fine/okay (health or situation)2[to] live comfortably; be well-off3[to] live peacefully; be at peace4anyway; nevertheless; still
I went to bed early, but I was still sleepy in the morning.
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Even if it rains, we still have to go to work.
ต่อให้dtɔ̀ɔ-hâiลดราคาlót-raa-kaaลงlongอีกìikฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂คงไม่kong-mâiซื้อsʉ́ʉอยู่ดีyùu-diiเพราะprɔ́ไม่มีmâi-miiที่วางtîi-waangในnaiห้องhɔ̂ng
Even if they lowered the price further, I probably wouldn't buy it anyway, because I have nowhere to put it in my room.
แม้mɛ́ɛบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtจะjàชี้แจงchíi-jɛɛngเหตุผลhèet-pǒnของkɔ̌ɔngการเปลี่ยนgaan-bplìianนโยบายná-yoo-baaiอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiatพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanหลายคนlǎai-konก็gɔ̂ยังyangไม่เห็นด้วยmâi-hěn-dûuaiอยู่ดีyùu-dii
Even though the company explained its reasons for changing the policy in detail, many employees still disagreed.
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 classLeading อA silent อ before ย puts this syllable in mid class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
yùu
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → 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
อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remain[to] live; reside; stayPart 1
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อยู่ดีyùu-diiอยู่ดีyùu-dii[to be] fine/okay (health or situation)[to be] fine/okay (health or situation)Word