ทีละ(tee lá)

Meanings

1AdverbA2

one at a time; each; per

used to indicate doing or taking things one by one, or in specified units, sequentially or individually (e.g., ทีละคน ‘one person at a time’, ทีละนิดทีละนิดtee lá nítlittle by little; gradually ‘a little at a time’).

Examples

เข้าแถวkâo tăeoเข้าแถวkâo tăeo[to] line up; queue; form upทีละtee láทีละtee láone at a time; each; perคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
Line up one person at a time.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ทีteeทีtee1turn; chance; opportunity; one’s shot2time; occasion; instance3[!] hey; you there (brusque/colloquial)4classifier: times; hits; strokes; attemptsPart 1
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ละláละlá1[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)2[to] omit; leave out; skip3topic/softening particle4each; per (spoken)Part 2
ทีละtee láทีละtee láone at a time; each; per