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´Õ¡ÇèÒ

deeM gwaaL
pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thai´Õ-¡ÚÇèÒ
IPAdiː kwàː
Royal Thai General Systemdi kwa

 [adjective, adverb, phrase, colloquial]
definition
better than...; better not; would rather...; had better...

components´Õ deeM[is] good; well; fine; nice
¡ÇèÒ gwaaL[suffix used for comparisons] than; more; -er
example¤Ø³ÀÒ¾´Õ¡ÇèÒkhoonM naH phaapF deeM gwaaLbetter quality
sample
sentences
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glapL bpaiM baanF gaawnL deeM gwaaL
"I had better go home first."
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gahmM kheeF deeM gwaaL gahmM dtohtL
"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."
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phohmR waaF bpliianL bpenM wanM langR deeM gwaaL aatL jaL saL duaakL gwaaL neeH
"I suggest that we deal with this later. It'll probably be more convenient."
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maiF aoM deeM gwaaL bpliianL jaiM laaeoH
"No. Better not. I've changed my mind."
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raoM duuM baanF ganM eekL khaaeF saawngR langR deeM gwaaL
"We had better have a look at just two more houses."
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luukF nanH maiF sookL khaF luukF neeH deeM gwaaL
"That one is not ripe; this is a better one."
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wanM sook[r]L deeM gwaaL khrapH phootH naaF wanM yootL
[spoken by a male] "No, Friday would be better; Wednesday is a holiday."
ÊͧËÑÇ´Õ¡ÇèÒËÑÇà´ÕÂÇ
saawngR huaaR deeM gwaaL huaaR diaaoM
"Two heads are better than one."

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