How to Say “Very good” in Thai
ดีมาก
dii-mâak
Very good
ค่ะ and ครับ are polite particles — they depend on the speaker's gender, not the listener's.
When to use it
ดี (dii) means "good," มาก (mâak) means "very/a lot." A versatile compliment for food, work, or a performance. เก่งมาก (gèng-mâak) — "very skilled" — is better for praising someone's ability. For praising a child or student, เก่ง alone is the warm go-to.
Why you've seen it spelled differently
You may have seen ดีมาก written as: dee mak, di maak, dee maak.
There is no single standard for writing Thai in the Roman alphabet — phrasebooks, road signs, and tourist guides each follow a different system, and many just invent their own spellings. The romanization on this page uses a consistent IPA-based system that marks all five tones and distinguishes short from long vowels. The same word always gets the same spelling. Paste any Thai to see it romanized →
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