ได้ดีขึ้น
dâai dee kêun
Meanings
1VerbA2
[to] improve; get better
to become better in condition, quality, or performance than before
Examples
อาการป่วยaa-gaan bpùuaiอาการป่วยaa-gaan bpùuai1symptoms of illness2state of being illของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsได้ดีขึ้นdâai dee kêunได้ดีขึ้นdâai dee kêun1[to] improve; get better2[to] be better off; become more successful3better (than before)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
His illness has gotten better.
2AdverbA2
better (than before)
used after a verb to indicate improved manner or degree (e.g., ทำได้ดีขึ้น = do better)
Examples
ตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)อ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense ofภาษาไทยpaa-săa taiภาษาไทยpaa-săa tai1Thai language2Thai (school subject)3Thai-language; in Thaiได้ดีขึ้นdâai dee kêunได้ดีขึ้นdâai dee kêun1[to] improve; get better2[to] be better off; become more successful3better (than before)
Now I can read Thai better.
3VerbB1
[to] be better off; become more successful
to achieve a more favorable or successful situation in life or work than before
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำงานหนักtam ngaan nàkทำงานหนักtam ngaan nàk1[to] work hard2[to] be under heavy loadเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ได้ดีขึ้นdâai dee kêunได้ดีขึ้นdâai dee kêun1[to] improve; get better2[to] be better off; become more successful3better (than before)
He works hard so that his family can have a better life.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
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ดีขึ้นdee kêunดีขึ้นdee kêun1[to] improve; get better2better; improved3better (to a greater degree)Part 2
ได้ดีขึ้นdâai dee kêunได้ดีขึ้นdâai dee kêun[to] improve; get better