ที่(têe)

Meanings

1NounA2

place; spot; seat; space

a place or position; a seat or allocated space.

Examples

ที่นั่งtêe nângที่นั่งtêe nâng1seat; place to sit2allocated seat; seating position3seat (classifier)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ว่างไหมwâang măiว่างไหมwâang măi[Are you] free?; [Is it] available?
Is this seat available?
2PrepositionA2

at; in; to (before place/recipient)

marks location, goal, or recipient; common in formal/written style and set phrases.

Examples

เจอกันjer ganเจอกันjer gan1[!] see you; see you later2[to] meet each other; meet upที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotโรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)
See you at the school.
3ClassifierA2

classifier: place/seat/slot

classifier for seats, places, slots, positions, or occurrences.

Examples

โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ว่างwâangว่างwâang1free; not busy2empty; vacant3leisure time; free time4[to] be idle; be unoccupiedกี่gèeกี่gèe1how many; how much2how many? (pron.)3loom; weaving loomที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slot
How many seats are free at this table?
4ParticleB1

that/which/who (relative marker)

links a noun to a modifying clause; equivalent to that/which/who in English relative clauses.

Examples

ผู้หญิงpôo yĭngผู้หญิงpôo yĭng1woman; adult female (person)2women's; female (as modifier)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotยืนอยู่yeun yòoยืนอยู่yeun yòo1[to] be standing; stand (continuously)2[to] still stand; remain valid/in effectตรงนั้นdtrong nánตรงนั้นdtrong nán1there; at that spot2that place3that … there (post-nominal)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mine
The woman who is standing over there is my teacher.
5ConjunctionB1

when; the time that (time marker)

introduces a time clause meaning when/the time that; often with a preceding noun of time understood.

Examples

วันที่wan tîiวันที่wan tîicalendar date; specific day of a monthฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ย้ายบ้านyáai bâanย้ายบ้านyáai bâan[to] move house; move homeฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)รู้สึกตื่นเต้นrúu-sèuk dtèuun-dtênรู้สึกตื่นเต้นrúu-sèuk dtèuun-dtên[to] feel excitedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
When I moved house, I was very excited.
6ParticleB1

ordinal/degree marker

marks order, rank, or iteration (e.g., ที่หนึ่งที่หนึ่งtêe nèung1first place; top rank2first; number one (ordinal)3extremely; very (postposed, colloquial) ‘first’, ที่สองที่สองtêe sŏng1second (ordinal number)2second place; runner-up ‘second’; also intensifies degree as ‘that...’).

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillได้ที่dâi têeได้ที่dâi têe1ready; at the ideal point2to the right degree; just right3properly drunk; noticeably intoxicated4in full swing; heated upหนึ่งในnèung naiหนึ่งในnèung naione of [a group]การแข่งขันวิ่งgaan kàeng kăn wîngการแข่งขันวิ่งgaan kàeng kăn wîngrunning race; footrace
He got first place in the running competition.

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