ยินดี

Thai

Etymology

ยิน (yin, “to hear; to feel”) +‎ ดี (dii, “good”). Compare Lao ຍິນດີ (nyin dī, “glad”), Lü ᦍᦲᧃᦡᦲ (yiinḋii, “hello”).

Pronunciation

Orthographicยินดี
y i n ɗ ī
Phonemic
ยิน-ดี
y i n – ɗ ī
RomanizationPaiboonyin-dii
Royal Instituteyin-di
(standard) IPA(key)/jin˧.diː˧/(R)

Adjective

ยินดี • (yin-dii) (abstract noun ความยินดี)

  1. delighted; glad; happy; pleased.
    ยินดีที่ได้รู้จักครับ
    yin-dii tîi dâai rúu-jàk kráp
    Nice to know you! (male speaker)

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • “ยินดี” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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