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Date (romantic) in Thai

“Date (romantic)” in Thai is เดทdèet.

เดท dèet

a date (romantic) noun

  • dèet low
  • Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

How to use it

Thais use the English word, เดทdèet, with a low tone. The official spelling is เดตdèet, but you'll see เดทdèet far more often. Going on one is ออกเดทàwk dèet or ไปเดทbpai dèet. Someone you're seeing before it's official is your คนคุยkon-kui, "the person I'm talking to". A date on the calendar is a different word, วันที่wan-tîi: วันนี้วันที่เท่าไหร่wan-níi wan-tîi tâo-rài, what's the date today? Our page on Thai months shows how to say a full date.

Other spellings you'll see

There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:

  • det
  • ork det
  • ok date
  • pai det

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More feelings in Thai

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  • มีความสุข mii kwaam-sùk Happy

    to be happy

  • เสียใจ sǐa-jai Sad
  • ซึมเศร้า suem-sâo Depressed
  • เหงา ngǎo Lonely
  • คิดถึงบ้าน kít-tǔeng bâan Homesick

    homesick (literally 'miss home')

  • ร้องไห้ ráwng-hâai Cry

    to cry

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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