ดีมาก
dee maak
The English phrase "very nice" is translated into Thai as ดีมาก (dee maak).
ดีมาก is a versatile phrase used to describe something of high quality, a person's character or a pleasing situation such as pleasant weather. While it describes something being "very nice" or "very good," other phrases may be more specific. For instance, if you want to say something is "very cool/awesome" in an informal way, you would use เจ๋งมาก. If you want to describe someone or something as "very adorable/lovely," you might use น่ารักมาก informally, or the more formal น่ารักมากครับ/ค่ะ.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the adjective ดี (good) and the intensifier มาก (very/much).
How does it change in a sentence?
To add even more emphasis to the phrase, you can repeat the intensifier using the symbol ๆ to create ดีมาก ๆ (dee maak maak), which means "very, very nice."
How do you pronounce it?
dee maak
Did you know?
- The symbol ๆ used in ดีมาก ๆ is called 'mai yamok' and is a unique Thai punctuation mark that tells the reader to repeat the preceding word.
- If you use ดีมาก to praise a person's behavior, it can sometimes sound like a teacher praising a student rather than a compliment between equals.
- In Thai culture, describing a person as ดีมาก often implies they are morally virtuous or 'a good person' rather than just being pleasant or friendly.
Examples in context
- คนที่ผมทำงานด้วยใจดีมากThe people I work with are very nice.This sentence is useful for describing people using ดีมาก.Tatoeba #10455827 by Somsak, translation #9062439 by CK
- เมื่อวานอากาศดีมากYesterday, the weather was very nice.This sentence is useful for describing the weather using ดีมาก.Tatoeba #1794225 by acorn, translation #1793868 by EHsasi
- อาหารมื้อนี้ดีมากa-han mue ni di makThis meal is very nice.
Example conversation
Nicha and Teerapat are eating at a new restaurant.
- ณิชา Nichaอาหารที่นี่ดีมากเลยนะคะa-han thi ni di mak loei na khaThe food here is very nice.
- ธีรภัทร Theeraphatใช่ครับ ผมก็ว่าดีมากchai khrap phom ko wa di makYes, I think it's very nice too.
- ณิชา Nichaบริการก็ดีมากด้วยค่ะbo-ri-kan ko di mak duai khaThe service is also very nice.
- ธีรภัทร Theeraphatเราควรมาที่นี่อีกนะครับrao khuan ma thi ni ik na khrapWe should come here again.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
