Pleased in Thai

“Pleased” in Thai is ยินดีyin-dii.

ยินดี yin-dii

pleased, glad, happy (to); with pleasure adjective polite

  • yin mid
  • dii mid
  • Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.

How to use it

ยินดีyin-dii is a polite "pleased, glad", found in many set phrases: ยินดีต้อนรับyin-dii dtâwn-ráp, welcome; ยินดีด้วยyin-dii dûay, congratulations; ยินดีที่ได้รู้จักyin-dii tîi dâi rúu-jàk, nice to meet you. Said after someone thanks you, it's a gracious "my pleasure".

Your own happiness in conversation is ดีใจdii-jai: ดีใจที่มาdii-jai tîi maa, I'm glad you came.

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:

  • yindee
  • yin dee
  • yin di
  • yindi

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More formal words in Thai

All formal words
  • การ gaan Kaan (prefix)

    -ing, -tion: turns a verb into a noun (the act of …)

  • ความ kwaam Kwaam (prefix)

    -ness (turns a verb or adjective into a noun)

  • ผู้ pûu Phu (prefix)

    person (who …): makes words for people, like -er

  • นัก nák Nak (prefix)

    -er, -ist: someone who does it (as a job or a passion)

  • ซึ่ง sûeng Who, which (formal)

    which, who (adds information; formal, written)

  • เมื่อ mûea When (formal)

    when, once (formal)

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