โดดๆ(dòht dòht)
Meanings
1AdverbB2
alone; by itself
without company or accompaniment; on one’s own
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitคนเดียวkon diiaoคนเดียวkon diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; soleโดดๆdòht dòhtโดดๆdòht dòht1alone; by itself2only; solely; exclusively3plain; without anything addedเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingรู้สึกว่าrúu-sèuk wâaรู้สึกว่าrúu-sèuk wâa1[to] feel that; think that; have the impression that2it seems (to me) that...; I feel that...เป็นอิสระbpen ìt-sà-ràเป็นอิสระbpen ìt-sà-rà[to] be free; [to] be independentดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4it’s best; better (advisory tone)5gall; bile
He likes to travel alone on his own because he feels it's liberating.
2AdverbB2
only; solely; exclusively
with nothing else included or involved (e.g., cash only, speaking only Thai)
Examples
ร้านก๋วยเตี๋ยวráan gŭuai-dtĭiaoร้านก๋วยเตี๋ยวráan gŭuai-dtĭiaonoodle shop; noodle restaurantร้านนี้ráan néeร้านนี้ráan néethis shop; this storeรับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] take; catch (transport)7[to] host; welcome8[to] withstand; bearแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)เงินสดngern sòtเงินสดngern sòt1cash2cash (payment term)โดดๆdòht dòhtโดดๆdòht dòht1alone; by itself2only; solely; exclusively3plain; without anything addedเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)ไม่รับmâi rápไม่รับmâi ráp1[to] not accept; [to] refuse2[to] not answer (a phone)โอนohnโอนohn1[to] transfer (money; funds)2[to] transfer (ownership; title)3[to] shift; hand over (responsibility/authority)
This noodle shop takes cash only; they don't accept bank transfers.
3AdjectiveB2
plain; without anything added
unmixed or served without accompaniments (e.g., plain rice)
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)หิวhĭuหิวhĭu1hungry2[to] be hungry; feel hungryเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)ข้าวสวยkâao sŭuaiข้าวสวยkâao sŭuaiplain cooked rice (non-sticky)โดดๆdòht dòhtโดดๆdòht dòht1alone; by itself2only; solely; exclusively3plain; without anything addedกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ไข่เจียวkài jiaoไข่เจียวkài jiaoThai-style omeletก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerพอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merely
I'm not very hungry today, so I think I'll just eat plain rice with an omelet.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เดี่ยวๆdìiao dìiaoเดี่ยวๆdìiao dìiaoalone; single-handedly
alone; single-handedly
เพียวๆpiao piaoเพียวๆpiao piao1pure; unmixed2straight; by itself3solely; entirely
- pure; unmixed
- straight; by itself
- solely; entirely
อย่างเดียวyàang diaoอย่างเดียวyàang diao1only; just; solely; exclusively2alone; by itself (post-nominal)
- only; just; solely; exclusively
- alone; by itself (post-nominal)
ล้วนๆlúuan-lúuanล้วนๆlúuan-lúuan1only; all; exclusive2purely; entirely; nothing but
- only; all; exclusive
- purely; entirely; nothing but
เปล่าๆbplào bplàoเปล่าๆbplào bplào1plain; bare; unadorned2by itself; without extras3merely; for no reason; in vain4for free; at no cost
- plain; bare; unadorned
- by itself; without extras
- merely; for no reason; in vain
- for free; at no cost