เด็กไม่ดี
dek mai dee
To say bad girl in Thai, use เด็กไม่ดี (dek mai dee). It describes a girl or young person who behaves badly or does not follow the rules.
เด็กไม่ดี is used for a child or young person who misbehaves.
How does it change in a sentence?
dek mai dee is gender neutral, so it can mean a bad boy as well as a bad girl.
How do you pronounce it?
It is romanized as dek mai dee.
Did you know?
- The word เด็ก is used in a completely different sense to describe a 'protégé' or a 'favorite' of a powerful boss or politician.
- In Thailand, calling a romantic partner เด็ก ('dek') is a common term of endearment, regardless of whether they are actually a child.
- While it translates to 'bad girl', using เด็กไม่ดี (dek mai dee) towards an adult woman can sound condescending, as if you are treating her like a misbehaving child.
Examples in context
- ฉันไม่ชอบผู้หญิงที่ไม่ดีI don't like bad girls.
- เธอเป็นเด็กไม่ดีเลยนะthoe pen dek mai di loei naYou are such a bad girl.
- อย่าทำตัวเป็นเด็กไม่ดีสิya tham tua pen dek mai di siDon't act like a bad girl.
- เขาว่าเธอเป็นเด็กไม่ดีkhao wa thoe pen dek mai diThey said she is a bad girl.
Example conversation
A father is scolding his daughter for not cleaning her room.
- พิมล Pimonทำไมไม่เก็บของเล่นคะ พิมลthammai mai kep khong len kha PhimonWhy haven't you put away your toys, Phimon?
- วิทวัส Witthawatหนูไม่อยากทำค่ะnu mai yak tham khaI don't want to do it.
- พิมล Pimonถ้าไม่ทำ พิมลจะเป็นเด็กไม่ดีนะtha mai tham Phimon cha pen dek mai di naIf you don't do it, Phimon, you will be a bad girl.
- วิทวัส Witthawatหนูจะรีบเก็บเดี๋ยวนี้ค่ะnu cha rip kep diao ni khaI will clean it up right now.
