เด็ด
dètMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] pluck; pick
to remove something by pulling it off from where it is attached, such as a flower or fruit
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเด็ดdètเด็ดdèt1[to] pluck; pick2decisive; firm3excellent; awesome (slang)4absolutely; completelyดอกมะลิdɔ̀ɔk-má-líดอกมะลิdɔ̀ɔk-má-líjasmine flowerจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing side
Mom plucks jasmine flowers from the front of the house.
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Yesterday I plucked basil leaves to put in the curry.
Tomorrow please pluck some limes from the tree behind the house.
เขาkǎoเด็ดdètองุ่นà-ngùnจากjàakเถาtǎoแล้วlɛ́ɛoเอาไปล้างao-bpai-láangก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเสิร์ฟsə̀əpให้hâiแขกkɛ̀ɛk
He pulled grapes off the vine and washed them before serving the guests.
2AdjectiveB1
decisive; firm
showing strong resolve; strict or uncompromising in decision or action
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)เด็ดขาดdèt-kàatเด็ดขาดdèt-kàat1absolute; uncompromising2resolute; decisive3absolutely; strictlyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)การลอกgaan-lɔ̂ɔkการลอกgaan-lɔ̂ɔk1peeling; flaking2copying; plagiarism3tracing a patternการบ้านgaan-bâanการบ้านgaan-bâan1homework; school assignment2housework (colloq.)ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3to be correct/right4proper; morally right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6passive marker (often adverse)ทำโทษtam-tôotทำโทษtam-tôot[to] punish [sb]ทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
The teacher is very strict about homework copying; anyone who does it will be punished immediately.
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ผู้จัดpûu-jàtการประกาศgaan-bprà-gàatมาตรการmâat-dtrà-gaanเด็ดdètเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแก้ปัญหาgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaสายงานsǎai-ngaanล่าช้าlâa-cháa
The manager announced uncompromising measures to fix workflow delays.
เขาkǎoตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiอย่างyàangเด็ดdètไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmประนีประนอมbprà-nii-bprà-nɔɔmกับgàpข้อเสนอkɔ̂ɔ-sà-nə̌əที่tîiไม่ยุติธรรมmâi-yú-dtì-tam
He decided resolutely, refusing to compromise with the unfair proposal.
คณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaanใช้cháiกฎระเบียบgòt-rá-bìiapอย่างyàangเด็ดdètเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรักษาrák-sǎaมาตรฐานความปลอดภัยmâat-dtrà-tǎan-kwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiของkɔ̌ɔngโรงงานroong-ngaan
The committee enforced regulations strictly to maintain the factory’s safety standards.
3AdjectiveB1
excellent; awesome (slang)
very impressive, outstanding, or cool (informal)
Examples
คอนเสิร์ตkon sèrtคอนเสิร์ตkon sèrt1concert2classifier: งาน / รอบเมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightนี่nêeนี่nêe1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)เด็ดมากdèt mâakเด็ดมากdèt mâakawesome; really coolฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)สุดsùtสุดsùt1most; extremely (superlative/intensifier)2end; limit; extremity3ultra-; most; extreme- (prefixal use)4[to] end; reach the limitๆ-
Last night's concert was really cool; I loved it.
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รีวิวrii-wiuนี้níiบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaเมนูซิกเนเจอร์mee-nuu-sík-nee-jə̂əเด็ดdètจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngสั่งsàngซ้ำsám
This review says the signature dish is so outstanding that you must order it again.
ทtริriคkการถ่ายรูปgaan tàai rûupของkŏngเธอterเด็ดจริงdèt jingทำให้tam hâiภาพpâapดูdooโปรbproขึ้นkêunเยอะyéh
Her photo tips are seriously impressive and make the pictures look much more professional.
มุกตลกmúk dtà-lòkของkŏngพิธีกรpí-tee-gonเด็ดมากdèt mâakยิงyingมุกmúkติดdtìtๆ-กันganจนjonคนดูkon dooหัวเราะhŭua róลั่นlân
The host's jokes were outstanding, delivering punchlines back-to-back that had the audience roaring.
4AdverbB2
absolutely; completely
used as an intensifier meaning completely or definitely (e.g., absolutely not, for sure)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กลับไปglàp-bpaiกลับไปglàp-bpai1[to] go back; return (there)2back (directional, after verbs)3[to] revert; return to a previous state/activityคบkópคบkóp1[to] associate with; keep company with; be friends with2[to] date (romantically); be in a relationshipกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)แฟนเก่าfɛɛn-gàoแฟนเก่าfɛɛn-gàoformer romantic partner; exเด็ดขาดdèt-kàatเด็ดขาดdèt-kàat1absolute; uncompromising2resolute; decisive3absolutely; strictly
He said he absolutely will not get back with his ex.
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ถ้าtâaไม่mâiขอโทษkŏr tôhtฉันchănจะjàไม่mâiช่วยchûuaiอีกแล้วèek láewนะnáบอกbòkไว้wáiก่อนเลยgòn loeiว่าwâaไม่mâiช่วยchûuaiเด็ดๆdèt-dèt
If you don’t apologize, I won’t help anymore—just so you know, absolutely no help.
ครูkruuย้ำyámว่าwâaเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangลอกlɔ̂ɔkการบ้านgaan-bâanยอมรับyɔɔm-rápไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเด็ดขาดdèt-kàatใครkraiทำtamจะjàถูกtùukลงโทษlong-tôotทันทีtan-tii
The teacher stressed that homework copying is absolutely unacceptable; anyone who does it will be punished immediately.
ฉันchǎnตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoว่าwâaจะjàไม่mâiเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉanกำหนดส่งงานgam-nòt-sòng-ngaanอีกต่อไปìik-dtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiไม่มีmâi-miiข้อยกเว้นkɔ̂ɔ-yók-wénเด็ดขาดdèt-kàat
I’ve decided that I will no longer postpone deadlines; there will be absolutely no exceptions.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dèt
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → 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 | — | — |