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เดี๋ยว

#395 most commonadverb↗ rising tone

What does เดี๋ยว mean?

A versatile word meaning 'soon', 'in a moment', or 'wait a minute'. Thai speakers use it constantly in daily conversation to indicate something will happen shortly, to ask someone to wait, or to say they'll do something in a bit. Can be used alone as 'wait!' or combined with other words for emphasis.

Example Phrases

dǐao gɔ̀ɔn

เดี๋ยวก่อน

Wait a moment.

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Beginner

dǐao glàp maa

เดี๋ยวกลับมา

I'll be right back.

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Beginner

dǐao too hǎa

เดี๋ยวโทรหา

I'll call you soon.

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Beginner

dǐao maa lɛ́ɛo

เดี๋ยว มาแล้ว

Wait, I'm coming.

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Beginner

dǐao pai sɯ́ɯ

เดี๋ยวไปซื้อ

I'll go buy it in a bit.

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Beginner

dǐao gɔ̀ɔn hâi kít duu gɔ̀ɔn

เดี๋ยวก่อน ให้คิดดูก่อน

Wait, let me think about it first.

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Intermediate

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now

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ทีหลัง

later

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ทันที

immediately

reo

เร็ว

quickly

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