เดดชัวร์(dèt chua)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

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 todayฝนตกfŏn dtòkฝนตกfŏn dtòkit is raining; [to] rainเดดชัวร์dèt chuaเดดชัวร์dèt chua1certain; guaranteed; dead certain2definitely; for sureดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeเมฆmêkเมฆmêkcloudสิsìสิsì1[!] emphatic particle (statement)2[!] urging/encouraging particle (imperative)3[!] reassuring/affirming particle
It's definitely going to rain tomorrow—look at those clouds.
2AdverbB1

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)ตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] end up at; be assigned to; be allotted5[to] be left out; miss one’s turn6[to] cost; come to7[to] be startled; be alarmed8[to] drop; decline; decreaseแบบนี้bàep néeแบบนี้bàep née1like this; in this way2this kind/type (modifier)3this kind (standalone)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.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เดดdètเดดdètsure; certain (slang, from Eng. dead)Part 1
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ชัวร์chuaชัวร์chua1sure; certain (informal)2for sure; definitely (informal)Part 2
เดดชัวร์dèt chuaเดดชัวร์dèt chuacertain; guaranteed; dead certain