เดี๊ยง
díiangMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] break down; [to] crash
to break down, crash, or stop working (used informally as slang for machines, computers, or systems)
Examples
โทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàp1telephone; phone2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3phone callฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เพิ่งจะpə̂ng-jàเพิ่งจะpə̂ng-jàjust; only just; recentlyเดี๊ยงdíiangเดี๊ยงdíiang1[to] break down; [to] crash2[to] die; [to] be killed3injured; incapacitatedไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîi1when; at the time that2episode/part (numbered label)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesเล่นเกมlên-geemเล่นเกมlên-geem[to] play gamesอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainพอดีpɔɔ-diiพอดีpɔɔ-dii1just right; just enough2exactly; just (in time/amount)3happen to; by chance4[to] fit exactly; be just right
My phone just crashed right when I was playing a game.
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คอมพิวเตอร์kɔm-piu-dtə̂əที่tîiออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítเดี๊ยงdíiangอีกแล้วìik-lɛ́ɛoสงสัยsǒng-sǎiต้องdtɔ̂ngโทรtooเรียกrîiakช่างchâangมาmaaซ่อมsɔ̂m
The computer at the office crashed again. I guess I have to call a technician to fix it.
เซิร์ฟเวอร์sə́əp-wə̂əหลักlàkของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtเดี๊ยงdíiangไปbpaiเมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níiทำให้tam-hâiระบบrá-bòpออนไลน์ɔɔn-laaiทั้งหมดtáng-mòtไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatใช้งานได้chái-ngaan-dâaiชั่วคราวchûua-kraao
The company's main server went down last night, making all online systems temporarily unavailable.
ถ้าtâaฮาร์ดดิสก์háat-dítมาmaaเดี๊ยงdíiangเอาaoตอนนี้dton néeไฟล์faaiโปรเจกต์bproh-jèkทั้งหมดtáng mòtที่têeเราraoทำtamมาหลายเดือนmaa lăai deuuanต้องdtôngหายhăaiหมดmòtแน่ๆnâe nâe
If the hard drive crashes right now, all the project files we've worked on for months will definitely be lost.
2VerbB2
[to] die; [to] be killed
to die or be killed; very informal slang, often used jokingly or roughly rather than politely
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หนังnǎngหนังnǎng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneตัวร้ายdtuua-ráaiตัวร้ายdtuua-ráai1villain; antagonist2bad guy (colloq.)เดี๊ยงdíiangเดี๊ยงdíiang1[to] break down; [to] crash2[to] die; [to] be killed3injured; incapacitatedตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)ฉากchàakฉากchàak1scene (drama/film/story)2backdrop; set; scenery3screen; partition; room divider4setting (of a story)5square; right angle (90°)6setting; backdrop (figurative)7[to] sidestep; dodge asideแรกrɛ̂ɛkแรกrɛ̂ɛk1first; earliest; initial2at first; initiallyที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสู้sûuสู้sûu1[to] fight; struggle2keep going!; fight on! (encouragement)3[to] compete; contend (against)4[to] withstand; cope with; afford5[to] match; compare with; equalกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)พระเอกprá-èekพระเอกprá-èek1male lead; leading man; hero (of a story)2the star; main attraction (figurative)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
In this movie, the villain died right in the first scene fighting the hero.
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ถ้าtâaขืนkʉ̌ʉnเธอtəəกระโดดgrà-dòotลงlongมาจากmaa-jàakความสูงkwaam-sǔungขนาดนี้kà-nàat-níiมีหวังmii-wǎngได้dâaiเดี๊ยงdíiangแน่นอนnɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔn
If you persist in jumping from this height, you'll definitely end up dead.
บอสใหญ่bɔ́ɔt-yàiในnaiเกมgeemนี้níiสู้sûuยากมากyâak-mâakตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnโดนdoonตีdtiiจนjonเดี๊ยงdíiangไปbpaiเป็นสิบbpen-sìpรอบrɔ̂ɔpแล้วlɛ́ɛo
The final boss in this game is very hard to fight; my character has been beaten to death over ten times already.
นายnaaiไม่ควรmâi-kuuanขับรถkàp-rótประมาทbprà-mâatแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nánนะnáเกิดอุบัติเหตุgə̀ət-ù-bàt-dtì-hèetขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaเดี๋ยวdǐiaoก็ได้gɔ̂-dâaiเดี๊ยงdíiangก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเรียนจบriian-jòpหรอกrɔ̀k
You shouldn't drive carelessly like that; if an accident happens, you might end up dead before graduating.
3AdjectiveB2
injured; incapacitated
injured or physically unable to move or function normally
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเตะบอลdtè-bɔɔnเตะบอลdtè-bɔɔn1[to] kick a football/soccer ball2[to] play football/soccer (informal)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)ขาkǎaขาkǎa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantเดี๊ยงdíiangเดี๊ยงdíiang1[to] break down; [to] crash2[to] die; [to] be killed3injured; incapacitatedเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedทำอะไรtam-à-raiทำอะไรtam-à-raiwhat are you doing?ไม่ได้mâi-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)
I went to play football yesterday, now my leg is busted and I can't do anything.
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เขาkǎoหกล้มhòk-lómตกdtòkบันไดban-daiเมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoแขนkɛ̌ɛnเดี๊ยงdíiangไปbpaiข้างkâangหนึ่งnʉ̀ngต้องdtɔ̂ngใส่เฝือกsài-fʉ̀ʉak
He fell down the stairs this morning; one of his arms is injured and needs a cast.
ถ้าtâaฝืนfĕuunยกyókของหนักkŏng nàkแบบbàepผิดท่าpìt tâaระวังrá-wangหลังlăngจะjàเดี๊ยงdíiangเอาaoง่ายๆngâai ngâaiนะná
If you force yourself to lift heavy things with the wrong posture, be careful, your back could easily get busted.
นักกีฬาnák-gii-laaตัวหลักdtuua-làkข้อเท้าkɔ̂ɔ-táaoเดี๊ยงdíiangไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛoโค้ชkóotเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngเปลี่ยนbplìianแผนการpɛ̌ɛn-gaanเล่นlênกะทันหันgà-tan-hǎn
The key player's ankle got busted, so the coach had to change the game plan suddenly.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
díiang
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |