ทำได้ดีมาก
tham dai di mak
ทำได้ดีมาก (tham dai di mak) is the Thai way to say well done.
ทำได้ดีมาก is used as an exclamation of praise. You can use เก่งมาก to praise someone for being clever, talented or performing a task skillfully. For even more informal praise among friends, you can say สุดยอดจัง to mean awesome or amazing or use เก่งมากจัง to mean really well done or superb.
Meaning: exclamation of praise (intj)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase ทำได้ดีมาก is composed of the parts ทำ (to do), ได้ (can/able to), ดี (good) and มาก (very/much).
Which one should you use?
While ทำได้ดีมาก is a literal translation of 'did well', the more natural way to praise someone's skill or achievement is เก่งมาก.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
To make the praise sound polite and respectful, add the particles ครับ (khrap) for male speakers or ค่ะ (kha) for female speakers at the end, resulting in ทำได้ดีมากครับ/ค่ะ. In contrast, phrases like สุดยอดจัง and เก่งมากจัง are informal.
How does it change in a sentence?
Use เก่งมาก when praising someone for being clever, talented or for performing a task skillfully.
How do you pronounce it?
tham dai di mak
Did you know?
- If you praise a superior using ทำได้ดีมาก, it may be perceived as condescending because praising a boss implies you are in a position to judge their performance.
- The word สุดยอด used in สุดยอดจัง literally translates to 'the topmost' or 'the peak', treating a great achievement as the highest point of a mountain.
- Thai speakers may accompany a phrase of praise like เก่งมาก with a slight nod or a smile, but rarely with a 'thumbs up' in traditional formal settings as it can be seen as too casual.
Examples in context
- Piak, ดีมากครับ!Piak, very good!
- คุณทำได้ดีมากkhun tham dai di makYou did very well.
- วันนี้คุณทำได้ดีมากนะwan ni khun tham dai di mak naYou did very well today.
Example conversation
A manager is praising an employee after a successful presentation.
- พิมล Pimonวิทวัส ทำได้ดีมากเลยนะwit-tha-wat tham dai di mak loei naWitthawat, you did very well.
- วิทวัส Witthawatขอบคุณครับคุณพิมลkhop khun khrap khun phi-monThank you, Pimol.
- พิมล Pimonฉันภูมิใจในตัวคุณนะchan phum chai nai tua khun naI am proud of you.
- วิทวัส Witthawatผมจะพยายามต่อไปครับphom cha pha-ya-yam tor pai khrapI will keep trying.
