Thai word
เดี๋ยว
dǐao
一会儿
How to pronounce เดี๋ยว
Rising tone
Starts low, rises to high
เดี๋ยว is written dǐao and carries the rising tone. Listen first, then copy the pitch — in Thai the pitch belongs to the word the way a vowel does.
Same syllable, five tones
Thai uses pitch to tell words apart. Below is the same syllable on each of the five tones — nothing changes but the pitch. Say your word (highlighted) on one of the other four and a Thai listener hears a different word, or none at all.
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diao
Mid tone
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dìao
Low tone
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dîao
Falling tone
- เดี๋ยว
dǐao
Rising tone
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díao
High tone
What does เดี๋ยว mean?
Translation
一会儿
เดี๋ยว (dǐao) means "一会儿" in Thai.
Example sentences
เดี๋ยวเล่าเรื่องเมื่อวานให้ฟังนะ
dǐeow lâo rûuang mûuea-waan hâi fang ná
dǐeow，我把 mûuea-waan 的 rûuang 讲给你听 ná。
ถ้าเธอไม่ว่าง เดี๋ยวเราไปวันหลังก็ได้ แต่อย่าลืมโทรมานะ
thâa thooe mâi wâang, dǐao rao bpai wan lǎng gâaw dâai, dtàe yàa leuum thoo maa ná
如果你没空，我们改天再去也行，但别忘了给我打电话。
เดี๋ยวไปไงดีล่ะเนี่ย รถเมล์ก็ไม่มา
dǐao bpai ngai dii lâ nîia, rót-may gâw mâi maa
那我们怎么去呢？公交车都没来。
Test yourself
One word from the same tone group. Its meaning is not on this page — see whether it stuck.
What does this word mean?
หู
hǔu
Related words
More words with the rising tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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