เด๊ะๆ
dé-déMeaning
1AdverbB1
exactly; precisely
exactly, precisely, or perfectly (often used colloquially to emphasize that something is identical, completely accurate, or right on time)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillมาถึงmaa tŭengมาถึงmaa tŭeng1[to] arrive (somewhere)2[to] reach; come to (time/stage/topic)ตอนdtonตอนdton1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodes6[to] castrate (an animal)7[to] air-layer (a branch)แปดโมงเช้าbpàet mohng cháoแปดโมงเช้าbpàet mohng cháo18 a.m.2at 8 a.m.เด๊ะๆdé-déเด๊ะๆdé-déexactly; precisely
He arrived at exactly 8 AM.
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This bag is exactly the same as mine.
เขาkăoทำตามtam dtaamขั้นตอนkân dtonในnaiคู่มือkôo-meuuเด๊ะๆdé-déแต่dtàeเครื่องkrêuuangก็gâwยังyangไม่ทำงานmâi tam-ngaan
He followed the steps in the manual perfectly, but the machine still didn't work.
คำทำนายkam tam-naaiของkŏngหมอดูmŏr dooคนkonนั้นnánเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêunจริงjingแบบbàepเด๊ะๆdé-déจนjonฉันchănรู้สึกrúu-sèukขนลุกkŏn lúk
That fortune teller's prediction came true so precisely that I got goosebumps.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เด๊ะๆ said เด๊ะ-เด๊ะ?
dé-dé
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
dé
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 | — | — |