ถึงไหน
tʉ̌ng-nǎiMeanings
1NounA2
how far?; where to?
A question asking how far something has progressed or where someone is going.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyถึงไหนtʉ̌ng-nǎiถึงไหนtʉ̌ng-nǎi1how far?; where to?2to what extent?ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
Where are you going (to)?
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The report the teacher assigned, how far have you gotten?
ฮัลโหลhan-lǒoตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiขับรถkàp-rótถึงไหนtʉ̌ng-nǎiแล้วlɛ́ɛoใกล้glâiจะjàถึงtʉ̌ngหรือยังrʉ̌ʉ-yang
Hello, where are you now (while driving)? Are you almost here?
แผนpɛ̌ɛnการปรับปรุงgaan-bpràp-bprungบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtที่tîiเราraoคุยกันkui-ganไว้wáiคราวkraaoก่อนgɔ̀ɔnตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiคืบหน้าkʉ̂ʉp-nâaไปbpaiถึงไหนtʉ̌ng-nǎiแล้วlɛ́ɛo
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
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เล่นเกมlên-geemเล่นเกมlên-geem[to] play gamesไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyถึงไหนtʉ̌ng-nǎiถึงไหนtʉ̌ng-nǎi1how far?; where to?2to what extent?ทำไมtam-maiทำไมtam-maiwhy (question word)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyทำการบ้านtam-gaan-bâanทำการบ้านtam-gaan-bâan1[to] do homework2[to] prepare oneself; [to] do research
How long is he going to play games? Why doesn't he go do his homework?
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เธอtəəจะjàปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiห้องhɔ̂ngรกrókไปbpaiถึงไหนtʉ̌ng-nǎiกันganทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àatบ้างbâangสิsì
How messy are you going to let this room get? Clean it up a bit!
ปัญหาbpan-hǎaนี้níiจะบานปลายjà-baan-bplaaiไปbpaiถึงไหนtʉ̌ng-nǎiถ้าtâaเราraoไม่รีบmâi-rîipแก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎi
To what extent will this problem escalate if we don't hurry up and solve it?
เขาkǎoจะjàเรียกร้องrîiak-rɔ́ɔngไม่มีที่สิ้นสุดmâi-mii-tîi-sîn-sùtไปbpaiถึงไหนtʉ̌ng-nǎiสังคมsǎng-komควรจะkuuan-jàยอมyɔɔmเขาkǎoตลอดไปdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-bpaiเหรอrə̌ə
How far will his endless demands go? Should society just give in to him forever?
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
tʉ̌ng
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ไหนnǎiไหนnǎi1which (asking to choose)2which one; which person/thing3where (question)4any; whichever (in indefinite constructions)which (asking to choose)Part 2
ถึงไหนtʉ̌ng-nǎiถึงไหนtʉ̌ng-nǎihow far?; where to?how far?; where to?Word