เดดชัวร์

dèt chua

Meanings

1NounB1

certain; guaranteed; dead certain

Absolutely certain or guaranteed; bound to happen (Thai slang from English 'dead sure').

Examples

พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayฝนfŏnฝนfŏn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeตกเดดชัวร์dtòk dét chuuaตกเดดชัวร์dtòk dét chuua[to] definitely fail; be sure to flunkดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeเมฆmêkเมฆmêkcloudสิสิ1[!] emphatic particle (statement)2[!] urging/encouraging particle (imperative)3[!] reassuring/affirming particle
It's definitely going to rain tomorrow—look at those clouds.
2NounB1

definitely; for sure

Used as a sentence adverb to emphasize certainty, similar to 'definitely' or 'for sure' (informal slang).

Examples

ถ้าtâaถ้าtâa1if; in case2if only; provided that (conditional emphasis)ฝนfŏnฝนfŏn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ตกแบบdtòk bàepตกแบบdtòk bàep[to] leak through formwork/moldนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)รถติดrót dtìtรถติดrót dtìt1traffic jam; congestion2[to] have heavy traffic; be congestedเดดชัวร์dèt chuaเดดชัวร์dèt chua1certain; guaranteed; dead certain2definitely; for sure
If it keeps raining like this, the traffic jam is for sure.

Word Breakdown

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เดดชัวร์dèt chuaเดดชัวร์dèt chuacertain; guaranteed; dead certain