ไยดี(yai dee)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] care about [sb/sth]; [to] be concerned

to care about, pay attention to, or be concerned about someone or something; often used in negative sentences to mean indifference.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเดินจากไปdern jàak bpaiเดินจากไปdern jàak bpai[to] walk away from [sb/sth/somewhere]โดยdoiโดยdoi1by (transport/communication)2in a ... way; -ly3by (passive marker in formal style)4by; via; throughไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ไยดีyai deeไยดีyai dee[to] care about [sb/sth]; [to] be concernedน้ำตาnám dtaaน้ำตาnám dtaatear; tearsของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)สักนิดsàk nítสักนิดsàk nít1just a little2a small amount (of)
He walked away without paying any attention to her tears at all.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

แยแสyae săeแยแสyae săe1[to] care; show concern/interest (often used in the negative)2concern; interest (often implying its absence)
  • [to] care; show concern/interest (often used in the negative)
  • concern; interest (often implying its absence)
เหลียวlĭiaoเหลียวlĭiao1[to] glance back; look over [one’s] shoulder2[to] pay heed to; give attention to (often in the negative)
  • [to] glance back; look over [one’s] shoulder
  • [to] pay heed to; give attention to (often in the negative)
สนใจsŏn jaiสนใจsŏn jai1[to] be interested (in) [sth/sb]2[to] pay attention to; be attentive to
  • [to] be interested (in) [sth/sb]
  • [to] pay attention to; be attentive to
ใส่ใจsài jaiใส่ใจsài jai1[to] pay close attention to; be attentive to2[to] care about; be concerned for3attentive; caring (attrib.)
  • [to] pay close attention to; be attentive to
  • [to] care about; be concerned for
  • attentive; caring (attrib.)
เหลียวแลlĭiao laeเหลียวแลlĭiao lae1[to] look after; care for; attend to; show concern for2[to] turn to look; glance around/back (literary/less common)
  • [to] look after; care for; attend to; show concern for
  • [to] turn to look; glance around/back (literary/less common)

Word Breakdown

ไยyaiไยyai1why (archaic/literary)2how come? (rhetorical, archaic/literary)Part 1
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ดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4it’s best; better (advisory tone)5gall; bilePart 2
ไยดีyai deeไยดีyai dee[to] care about [sb/sth]; [to] be concerned