ถึงจะ

tĕung jà

Meanings

1NounB1

only if; only when; not until

used to show that something happens only if a needed condition is met, or only after something else happens

Examples

ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightทำการบ้านtam gaan bâanทำการบ้านtam gaan bâan1[to] do homework2[to] prepare oneself; [to] do researchเสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3ready; all set4done for; screwed (slang)ถึงจะtĕung jàถึงจะtĕung jà1only if; only when; not until2even if; even though; although (often with ก็)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] act; perform (role)2casually; for fun (manner marker)3[to] tease; kid; mess with4[to] use; operate; take up (colloquial extension)5seriously; to a great degree (intensifier, often negative)6[to] play; have fun7[to] play (game/sport/instrument)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)
You must finish your homework, only then can you go play.
2NounB2

even if; even though; although (often with ก็ก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption marker)

introduces a concession: even if/even though a condition is true, the result still happens (commonly paired with ก็ก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption marker in the main clause)

Examples

ถึงจะtĕung jàถึงจะtĕung jà1only if; only when; not until2even if; even though; although (often with ก็)ฝนตกfŏn dtòkฝนตกfŏn dtòkit is raining; [to] rainฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightไปทำงานbpai tam ngaanไปทำงานbpai tam ngaan[to] go to workอยู่ดีyòo deeอยู่ดีyòo dee1[to] live comfortably; be well-off2[to] live peacefully; be at peace3[to be] fine/okay (health or situation)4suddenly; for no clear reason (at the end of a clause)
Even though it's raining, I still have to go to work anyway.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; toward (recipient/goal)2even; so ... that; to the point that3as far as; concerning (formal)4to; until; up to5[to] arrive; reachPart 1
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จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)Part 2
ถึงจะtĕung jàถึงจะtĕung jàonly if; only when; not until