เขา พูด แดกดัน ซ้ำซาก ดีไม่ดี เรา อาจจะ ทะเลาะ กัน ครับ

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Why is ดีไม่ดี translated as "chances are"? Doesn't it mean "good not good"?
Literally, yes, it translates to "good or not good." But in spoken Thai, ดีไม่ดี is a very common idiom meaning "chances are," "possibly," or "you never know." It introduces a possible outcome, often a negative or unexpected one. Here, it sets up the risk that an argument will break out.
What exactly does แดกดัน mean here? Is it different from ประชด (to be sarcastic)?
แดกดัน and ประชด are very similar and often used interchangeably. However, แดกดัน carries a slightly harsher, more biting tone. It's used for mocking, making sharp remarks, or heavy, insulting irony, rather than just everyday casual sarcasm.
Could I just use บ่อยๆ (often) or ซ้ำๆ (repeatedly) instead of ซ้ำซาก?
You could, but you would lose the emotional weight of the sentence. ซ้ำซาก means repetitive in a way that is tedious, monotonous, or highly annoying. It clearly expresses the speaker's frustration with the constant sarcasm, whereas ซ้ำๆ is just a neutral "repeatedly."
We have both ดีไม่ดี (chances are) and อาจจะ (might) in the second half of the sentence. Isn't that redundant?
It might feel slightly redundant in English, but it's completely natural in spoken Thai. ดีไม่ดี acts as an introductory phrase to set the context ("chances are..."), while อาจจะ is the helping verb modifying ทะเลาะ ("might argue"). Using them together makes the spoken rhythm flow smoothly.

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