เด๊ด
déetMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
dead (slang)
Informal Thai spelling of English 'dead'; used online to mean dead or figuratively 'I'm dead' (overwhelmed or stunned).
Examples
ทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทั้งวันtáng-wanทั้งวันtáng-wanall day; the whole dayตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เด๊ดdéetเด๊ดdéet1dead (slang)2[to] die (slang)ไปเลยbpai-ləəiไปเลยbpai-ləəi1Go ahead; go right now2[to] go past; go beyond3completely; altogether; really (emphatic)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forนอนnɔɔnนอนnɔɔn1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downอย่างเดียวyàang-diiaoอย่างเดียวyàang-diiaoonly; just; solely; exclusively
After working all day, I'm totally dead now. I just want to sleep.
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เห็นhěnรูปrûupไอดอลai-dɔ̂nคนโปรดkon-bpròotแล้วlɛ́ɛoเด๊ดdéetไปเลยbpai-ləəiหล่อlɔ̀ɔเกินgəənต้านทานdtâan-taan
I saw a photo of my favorite idol and I'm dead. He's irresistibly handsome.
ตอนที่dton têeศิลปินsĭn-lá-bpinมองmongกล้องglâwngแล้วláeoขkhaยิบyípตาdtaaให้hâiแฟนคลับfaen klàpแถวหน้าtăeo nâaคือkeuเด๊ดdétกันganเป็นbpenแถบtàep
When the artist looked at the camera and winked, the fans in the front row were figuratively dead in a row.
หัวหน้าhŭua nâaเพิ่งpêrngสั่งsàngงานด่วนngaan dùuanมาmaaให้hâiแก้gâeแล้วláeoส่งsòngในnaiหนึ่งnèungชั่วโมงchûua-mohngสภาพsà-pâapคือkeuเด๊ดdétแน่นอนnâe nonทำtamไม่ทันmâi tanแน่ๆnâe nâe
The boss just assigned an urgent revision that's due in an hour. I'm so dead. There's no way I can finish it in time.
2VerbB2
[to] die (slang)
Informal, online slang spelling of 'to die'; often used humorously or hyperbolically.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentอากาศร้อนaa-gàat-rɔ́ɔnอากาศร้อนaa-gàat-rɔ́ɔnhot weatherมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousร้อนrɔ́ɔnร้อนrɔ́ɔn1hot (temperature)2spicy (taste)3[to] be hot; feel hot; become hot4urgent; intenseจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เด๊ดdéetเด๊ดdéet1dead (slang)2[to] die (slang)อยู่แล้วyùu-lɛ́ɛoอยู่แล้วyùu-lɛ́ɛoalready; anyway; of course
It's so hot today, I'm about to die from the heat.
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เห็นhěnงานngaanที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngทำtamวันนี้wan-níiแล้วlɛ́ɛoอยากจะyàak-jàเด๊ดdéetเลยləəiเยอะมากyə́-mâak
Seeing the amount of work I have to do today makes me want to die, there's so much.
ตอนdtɔɔnวิ่งมาราธอนwîng-maa-raa-tɔɔnช่วงchûuang5กิโลgì-looสุดท้ายsùt-táaiนี่nîiคือkʉʉรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเหมือนจะmʉ̌ʉan-jàเด๊ดdéetให้hâiได้เลยdâai-ləəi
During the last 5 kilometers of the marathon, I really felt like I was going to die.
เพิ่งpə̂ngรู้rúuว่าwâaลืมlʉʉmส่งงานsòng-ngaanโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekสำคัญsǎm-kanที่tîiครบกำหนดkróp-gam-nòtวันนี้wan-níiใจหายjai-hǎaiวาบwâapเหมือนจะmʉ̌ʉan-jàเด๊ดdéetตรงนั้นdtrong-nánเลยləəi
I just realized I forgot to submit a major project that was due today; my heart sank and I felt like I was going to die right there.
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 endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
déet
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 | — | — |