ที่ว่า
tîi-wâaMeaning
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that ...; mentioned; referred to
Introduces the content of a statement or claim, or identifies something as previously mentioned, as in เรื่องที่ว่า or คนที่ว่า; not a general relative-clause marker.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)หาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contactแมวmɛɛoแมวmɛɛocatตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureที่ว่าtîi-wâaที่ว่าtîi-wâathat ...; mentioned; referred toเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเลี้ยงlíiangเลี้ยงlíiang1[to] raise; bring up2[to] keep (as a pet); rear3[to] feed4[to] support; maintain5[to] host; treatไม่เจอmâi-jəəไม่เจอmâi-jəə[to] not find [sth/sb]
I can't find the cat that you said you have.
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Where is that restaurant that people say is very delicious?
คนkonที่tîiว่ากันว่าwâa-gan-wâaจะได้jà-dâaiเลื่อนตำแหน่งlʉ̂ʉan-dtam-nɛ̀ngกลับเป็นglàp-bpenคนkonที่tîiเราraoคาดไม่ถึงkâat-mâi-tʉ̌ng
The person who it was said would get the promotion turned out to be someone we didn't expect.
ข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉที่ว่าtîi-wâaบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtจะjàปิดตัวbpìt-dtuuaลงlongทำให้tam-hâiพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanหลายคนlǎai-konกังวลใจgang-won-jai
The rumor that the company would shut down made many employees anxious.
ที่ว่าtîi-wâaจะjàไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoกันganสุดสัปดาห์นี้sùt-sàp-daa-níiสรุปว่าsà-rùp-wâaเราraoจะjàไปที่ไหนbpai-tîi-nǎiดีdii
Regarding going on a trip this weekend, where have we decided to go?
About him saying he's going to resign, is it true?
ที่ว่าtîi-wâaนโยบายná-yoo-baaiใหม่màiจะjàช่วยchûuaiแก้ปัญหาgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaได้dâaiนั้นnánผู้เชี่ยวชาญpûu-chîiao-chaanหลายคนlǎai-konยังคงyang-kongไม่เห็นด้วยmâi-hěn-dûuai
Regarding the claim that the new policy will solve the problem, many experts still disagree.
ประเด็นbprà-denที่ว่าtîi-wâaเราraoควรkuuanลงทุนlong-tunเพิ่มpə̂əmหรือไม่rʉ̌ʉ-mâiนั้นnánยังคงyang-kongเป็นbpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngถกเถียงกันtòk-tǐiang-ganต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
Regarding the issue of whether we should invest more, it remains a topic for further debate.
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 classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
tîi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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
ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerplace; spot; seat; spacePart 1
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ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticize[to] say; tellPart 2
ที่ว่าtîi-wâaที่ว่าtîi-wâathat ...; mentioned; referred tothat ...; mentioned; referred toWord