ถึงไหน(tĕung năi)

Meanings

1NounA2

how far?; where to?

A question asking how far something has progressed or where someone is going.

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1nowadays; at present2today; this day3today (time of speech)จะjàจะjà1will; would (in conditional results)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; shall (future/intention marker)ไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)ถึงไหนtĕung năiถึงไหนtĕung năi1to what extent?2how far?; where to?ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
Where are you going (to)?
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รายงานraai-ngaanที่têeครูkruuสั่งsàngทำtamถึงไหนtĕung năiแล้วláeo
The report the teacher assigned, how far have you gotten?
ฮัลโหลhan-lŏhตอนนี้dton néeขับรถkàp rótถึงไหนtĕung năiแล้วláeoใกล้จะถึงglâi jà tĕungหรือยังrĕu yang
Hello, where are you now (while driving)? Are you almost here?
แผนpăenการปรับปรุงgaan bpràp bprungบริษัทbò-rí-sàtที่têeเราraoคุยกันkui ganไว้wáiคราวkraaoก่อนgònตอนนี้dton néeคืบหน้าkêup nâaไปbpaiถึงไหนtĕung năiแล้วláeo
The company improvement plan we discussed last time, how far has it progressed now?
2NounB1

to what extent?

A question, often rhetorical, asking about the limit or degree of a situation.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himจะjàจะjà1will; would (in conditional results)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; shall (future/intention marker)เล่นเกมlên gemเล่นเกมlên gem[to] play gamesไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)ถึงไหนtĕung năiถึงไหนtĕung năi1to what extent?2how far?; where to?ทำไมtam maiทำไมtam mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)ทำการบ้านtam gaan bâanทำการบ้านtam gaan bâan1[to] prepare oneself; [to] do research2[to] do homework
How long is he going to play games? Why doesn't he go do his homework?
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เธอterจะjàปล่อยให้bplòi hâiห้องhôngรกrókไปbpaiถึงไหนtĕung năiกันganทำความสะอาดtam kwaam sà-àatบ้างbâangสิsì
How messy are you going to let this room get? Clean it up a bit!
ปัญหาbpan-hăaนี้néeจะบานปลายjà baan bplaaiไปbpaiถึงไหนtĕung năiถ้าtâaเราraoไม่รีบmâi rêepแก้ไขgâe kăi
To what extent will this problem escalate if we don't hurry up and solve it?
เขาkăoจะjàเรียกร้องrîak róngไม่มีที่สิ้นสุดmâi mee têe sîn sùtไปbpaiถึงไหนtĕung năiสังคมsăng-komควรจะkuuan jàยอมyomเขาkăoตลอดไปdtà-lòt bpaiเหรอrŏe
How far will his endless demands go? Should society just give in to him forever?

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Word Breakdown

ถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1about; concerning; regarding2as much as; as many as; to the point of3to; until; up to4[to] arrive; reach5to; toward (recipient/goal)6even if; even thoughPart 1
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ไหนnăiไหนnăi1which (asking to choose)2any; whichever (in indefinite constructions)3where (question)4which one; which person/thingPart 2
ถึงไหนtĕung năiถึงไหนtĕung năihow far?; where to?