อยู่ดีๆ
yòo dee deeMeaning
1AdverbB1
suddenly; out of the blue; for no apparent reason
Happening unexpectedly and without an obvious cause; used to preface an event that occurs without warning.
Examples
เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)อยู่ดีๆyòo dee deeอยู่ดีๆyòo dee deesuddenly; out of the blue; for no apparent reasonเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerโทรมาหาtoh maa hăaโทรมาหาtoh maa hăa[to] call; phone [sb]ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)
Yesterday, he suddenly called me out of the blue.
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เราraoกำลังgam-langคุยกันkui ganสนุกๆsà-nùk sà-nùkอยู่ดีๆyòo dee deeเธอterก็gâwร้องไห้róng hâiออกมาòk maa
We were having a fun conversation, and then suddenly she just burst into tears.
All of a sudden, the power went out in the whole house. I suspect the transformer exploded.
เขาkăoเป็นbpenคนkonสุขภาพดีsùk-kà-pâap deeมาตลอดmaa dtà-lòtไม่น่าเชื่อmâi nâa chêuuaว่าwâaอยู่ดีๆyòo dee deeจะjàตรวจพบdtrùuat pópว่าwâaเป็นbpenโรคร้ายแรงrôhk ráai raeng
He had always been healthy; it's unbelievable that he was suddenly diagnosed with a serious illness.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อยู่ดีๆ said อยู่-ดี-ดี?
yòo dee dee
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 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
yòo
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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ดีๆdee deeดีๆdee dee1properly; carefully; nicely; politely2really good; decent; properproperly; carefully; nicely; politelyPart 2
อยู่ดีๆyòo dee deeอยู่ดีๆyòo dee deesuddenly; out of the blue; for no apparent reasonsuddenly; out of the blue; for no apparent reasonWord