เด้
dêeMeaning
1InterjectionC2
emphatic/familiar particle (Isan/NE Thai)
Isan/Northeastern Thai sentence-final particle used to add emphasis, soften tone, or show familiarity; sometimes playful or coarse depending on context.
Examples
มื้อนี้méu néeมื้อนี้méu née1this meal2today (Isan/Northeastern Thai)เฮ็ดข้าวเหนียวhét kâao nĭiaoเฮ็ดข้าวเหนียวhét kâao nĭiao[to] make sticky rice (Isan/Lao dialect)ไก่ทอดgài tôtไก่ทอดgài tôtfried chickenหลายๆlăai lăaiหลายๆlăai lăaimany; several (emphatic)เด้dêเด้dêemphatic/familiar particle (Isan/NE Thai)เดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanfriends (plural)มากินmaa ginมากินmaa gin[to] come eatนำnamนำnam1[to] bring; take; lead2[to] lead; guide
Let’s make plenty of sticky rice and fried chicken today, okay; friends will come eat with us.
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บ่bòต้องdtôngกังวลgang-wonหลายlăaiเด้dêงานngaanนี้néeเฮ็ดhétตามdtaamขั้นตอนkân dtonกะgàสำเร็จsăm-rètอยู่yòoดอกdòk
Don’t worry too much, alright; if we follow the steps, this task will succeed.
อ้ายâaiเว้าwáoดีๆdee deeเด้dêข่อยkòiเข้าใจkâo jaiอยู่yòoแต่dtàeอยากyàakให้hâiค่อยๆkôi kôiอธิบายà-tí-baai
Please speak gently, okay; I understand, but I’d like you to explain slowly.
ฝนfŏnสิsìฮู้hûuตกdtòkบ่bòกะgàเตรียมdtriiamร่มrômไว้wáiเด้dêเดี๋ยวdĭiaoเปียกbpìiakแล้วláeoสิsìลำบากlam-bàakตอนdtonกลับบ้านglàp bâan
Whether it’ll rain or not, keep an umbrella handy, alright; getting soaked will make it hard to get home.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
dêe
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |