เด๋อ
də̌əMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
awkward; goofy; absent-minded
awkward, clumsy, goofy, or acting in a silly and absent-minded manner
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ทำตัวtam-dtuuaทำตัวtam-dtuua[to] behave; conduct oneself; carry oneselfเด๋อdə̌əเด๋อdə̌əawkward; goofy; absent-mindedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเดินชนdəən-chonเดินชนdəən-chon[to] bump into [sb/sth] while walkingประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goals4gateway; means of access (figurative)กระจกgrà-jòkกระจกgrà-jòk1mirror2glass (material; pane; sheet)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítoffice; workplace (loanword)
Today I acted so clumsy, I walked into the glass door at the office.
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เพื่อนpêuuanคนนี้kon néeชอบchôpทำหน้าtam nâaเด๋อdĕrๆ-เวลาที่way-laa têeเขาkăoฟังfangครูkruuไม่ทันmâi tan
This friend likes to make a goofy face when he can't keep up with the teacher.
ความkwaamเด๋อdə̌əของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəทำให้tam-hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiห้องประชุมhɔ̂ng-bprà-chumที่tîiกำลังgam-langตึงเครียดdtʉng-krîiatผ่อนคลายpɔ̀ɔn-klaaiลงlongอย่างyàangไม่น่าเชื่อmâi-nâa-chʉ̂ʉa
Her goofiness unbelievably eased the tense atmosphere in the meeting room.
ถึงtĕungเขาkăoจะjàดูdooเด๋อdĕrๆ-และláeชอบchôpลืมleuumของkŏngอยู่yòoบ่อยๆbòi bòiแต่dtàeจริงๆjing jingแล้วláeoเขาkăoเป็นbpenคนทำงานkon tam ngaanเก่งมากgèng mâak
Even though he looks a bit absent-minded and frequently forgets things, he is actually a very capable worker.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
də̌ə
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
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 | — | — |