ขอโทษที่มาสาย(kŏr tôht têe maa săai)

Meanings

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sorry for being late

an apology used when arriving late to an appointment, meeting, or event

Examples

ขอโทษที่มาสายkŏr tôht têe maa săaiขอโทษที่มาสายkŏr tôht têe maa săaisorry for being lateครับkrápครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particleวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)รถติดrót dtìtรถติดrót dtìt1traffic jam; congestion2[to] have heavy traffic; be congestedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
Sorry for being late. The traffic is very bad today.

Word Breakdown

ขอโทษkŏr tôhtขอโทษkŏr tôht1[!] sorry; excuse me2[to] apologize (to [sb]) (for)Part 1
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ที่มาtêe maaที่มาtêe maa1background; provenance; etymology2source; reference (citation)3origin; sourcePart 2
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สายsăaiสายsăai1line; wire; cable2route; line (transport/communication)3late (in the day); running late4strand; string; thread (long thin piece)5lineage; affiliation; branch6classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)7morning (late morning period)8informant; spy; secret agentPart 3
ขอโทษที่มาสายkŏr tôht têe maa săaiขอโทษที่มาสายkŏr tôht têe maa săaisorry for being late