ใจ๋ดี
jǎi-diiMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
kind; kind-hearted
kind; kind-hearted; generous (used in Northern Thai dialect).
Examples
ป้าbpâaป้าbpâa1aunt (older sister of father or mother)2auntie; middle‑aged/older woman (address)คนขายkon-kǎaiคนขายkon-kǎaiseller; vendor; salespersonก๋วยเตี๋ยวgǔuai-dtǐiaoก๋วยเตี๋ยวgǔuai-dtǐiaorice noodles; noodle dishใจ๋jǎiใจ๋jǎiheart; mind (Northern Thai)ดีมากdii-mâakดีมากdii-mâak1very good; excellent2Excellent!; Well done!3very wellแถมtɛ̌ɛmแถมtɛ̌ɛm1[to] throw in for free; [to] add (as a bonus)2moreover; on top of thatลูกชิ้นlûuk-chínลูกชิ้นlûuk-chínmeatball; fish ballให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ตั้งdtângตั้งdtâng1[to] place upright; stand; erect2as much as; as many as3[to] set up; establish; found4[to] appoint; nominate5[to] set; fix (value, rule, goal)6stack; pile; bundle7[to] aim; focus (eyes, mind)8[to] allocate; earmark (funds)9classifier: stacks; pilesหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objects
The aunty selling noodles is very kind-hearted; she gave me many extra meatballs.
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คนkonเจียงใหม่jiiang-màiส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiจะjàใจ๋ดีjǎi-diiและlɛ́ยินดีต้อนรับyin-dii-dtɔ̂ɔn-rápนักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Most Chiang Mai people are kind-hearted and always happy to welcome tourists.
ขอบคุณkɔ̀ɔp-kunเจ้าของบ้านjâao-kɔ̌ɔng-bâanที่tîiใจ๋ดีjǎi-diiให้hâiพวกเราpûuak-raoยืมyʉʉmรถมอเตอร์ไซค์rót-mɔɔ-dtəə-sáiไปbpaiตลาดdtà-làat
Thank you to the kind-hearted homeowner who let us borrow a motorbike to go to the market.
การได้gaan-dâaiเจอjəəคนkonใจ๋ดีjǎi-diiระหว่างrá-wàangเดินทางdəən-taangทำให้tam-hâiทริปtrípที่tîiเหนื่อยล้าnʉ̀ʉai-láaกลายเป็นglaai-bpenความทรงจำkwaam-song-jamที่ดีtîi-diiได้dâai
Meeting kind-hearted people during a journey can turn an exhausting trip into a good memory.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
jǎi
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ใจ๋ดีjǎi-diiใจ๋ดีjǎi-diikind; kind-heartedkind; kind-heartedWord