ไรดี(rai dee)

Meanings

1InterjectionB1

[informal] what would be good?; what should [we/I/you] do?

Casual colloquial question meaning 'what would be good?' or 'what should [we/I/you] do?', often used when seeking suggestions or choosing among options; clipped from 'อะไรดีอะไรดีà-rai deewhat's good?; what should I/we choose?'.

Examples

เย็นนี้yen néeเย็นนี้yen née1this evening2this evening's (as a modifier)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)กินข้าวgin kâaoกินข้าวgin kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)3[to] dine; go eat togetherร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallไหนnăiไหนnăi1which (asking to choose)2which one; which person/thing3where (question)4ever; any (indefinite)ไรดีrai deeไรดีrai dee[informal] what would be good?; what should [we/I/you] do?
Which restaurant should we eat at this evening? What would be good?

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ไรraiไรrai1mite (tiny arachnid)2(colloq.) what?; wh- (shortened form of อะไร)3rice seedling; rice sprout (Northern/poetic)4what (modifier) (colloq.)Part 1
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ดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4it’s best; better (advisory tone)5gall; bilePart 2
ไรดีrai deeไรดีrai dee[informal] what would be good?; what should [we/I/you] do?