เดี่ยว
dìiaoMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
single; solitary
one only; not accompanied by others; alone
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâaoไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâao[to] go eatคนเดียวkon-diiaoคนเดียวkon-diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; soleไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)ชวนchuuanชวนchuuan1[to] invite; ask [sb] along2[to] urge; persuade; encourage3inviting; tempting; evocative4[to] tend to cause; be likely to evokeใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoever
Today I went to eat alone; I didn’t invite anyone.
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He likes to travel alone to reflect on work.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnนั่งnângดูหนังduu-nǎngเดี่ยวdìiaoในnaiโรงroongเพราะprɔ́เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanไม่ว่างmâi-wâang
Yesterday I watched a movie alone in the theater because my friends were busy.
ในnaiบางbaangช่วงchûuangฉันchǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngทำงานtam-ngaanเดี่ยวdìiaoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaโฟกัสfoo-gátกับgàpรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatให้hâiเสร็จตามกำหนดsèt-dtaam-gam-nòt
At times I need to work alone to focus on the details and finish on schedule.
2NounB1
solo (performance)
a performance by one person, especially in music, dance, or comedy
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoโชว์chooโชว์choo1[to] show; display; put on (a show)2show (performance)เดี่ยวdìiaoเดี่ยวdìiao1single; solitary2solo (performance)3[to] perform soloกีตาร์gii-dtâaกีตาร์gii-dtâaguitarที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerคาเฟ่kaa-fêeคาเฟ่kaa-fêecafé; coffee shop
Tonight there’s a solo guitar show at the cafe.
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นักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngขึ้นkʉ̂nเวทีwee-tiiเล่นlênเพลงเดี่ยวpleeng-dìiaoก่อนgɔ̀ɔnวงwongใหญ่yàiจะjàเริ่มrə̂əm
The singer took the stage for a solo performance before the full band started.
เขาkǎoเตรียมdtriiamเดี่ยวdìiaoตลกdtà-lòkยาวyaaoสิบsìpนาทีnaa-tiiสำหรับsǎm-ràpงานngaanบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàt
He prepared a ten-minute stand-up solo for the company event.
หลังlǎngพักครึ่งpák-krʉ̂ngนักไวโอลินnák-wai-oo-linออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaเล่นlênเดี่ยวdìiaoยาวyaaoหนึ่งnʉ̀ngบทbòtสะกดsà-gòtคนดูkon-duuทั้งtángห้องhɔ̂ng
After the intermission, the violinist came out to perform an extended solo piece, captivating the entire audience.
3AdjectiveB1
[to] perform solo
To perform alone, especially to play a musical instrument as a solo performance.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เดี่ยวเปียโนdìiao-bpiia-nooเดี่ยวเปียโนdìiao-bpiia-noopiano soloในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)โรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)
Tomorrow I will play a piano solo at the school event.
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ครูkruuให้hâiฉันchǎnเดี่ยวdìiaoระนาดrá-nâatเอกèekหนึ่งnʉ̀ngเพลงpleengฉันchǎnเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngซ้อมsɔ́ɔmทุกวันtúk-wan
My teacher asked me to play a solo piece on the ranat ek, so I have to practice every day.
When my older brother played a guitar solo, everyone stopped talking and turned to listen.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเคยkəəiเล่นlênร่วมกับrûuam-gàpวงwongมาmaaหลายlǎaiครั้งkrángแต่dtɛ̀ɛเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ยังyangตื่นเต้นdtʉ̀ʉn-dtênเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaต้องdtɔ̂ngเดี่ยวdìiaoไวโอลินwai-oo-linต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaผู้ชมpûu-chomจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâak
Although she had played with the ensemble many times, she still felt nervous when she had to perform a violin solo in front of a large audience.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dìiao
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 | — | — |