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têe táe

Meanings

1AdverbB1

actually; in fact; it turns out

used to introduce or highlight the true situation after new information is learned

Examples

นึกว่าnéuk wâaนึกว่าnéuk wâa1[to] think/assume (that)2I thought…! (exclam.)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโกรธgròhtโกรธgròht1[to] be angry (at/with/about)2angry; madที่แท้têe táeที่แท้têe táe1actually; in fact; it turns out2real; true; genuine (postposed)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)เหนื่อยnèuayเหนื่อยnèuay1tired; exhausted2[to] get tired; become tired3tiring; exhausting4hard; laborious; exhausting (informal)
I thought he was angry. Turns out, he was just tired.
2AdjectiveB2

real; true; genuine (postposed)

describes the genuine or true person/thing, typically placed after the noun (e.g., ตัวการที่แท้ ‘the real culprit’)

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)อยากรู้yàak róoอยากรู้yàak róo[to] want to know [sth]ความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèukความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèuk1feeling; emotion2sensation; sensory feeling3intuition; hunch4sentiment; attitudeที่แท้têe táeที่แท้têe táe1actually; in fact; it turns out2real; true; genuine (postposed)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequentฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)
I want to know your true feelings for me.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

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/slotPart 1
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แท้táeแท้táe1genuine; real; authentic2true; pure (in essence)3truly; indeed (emphasis)Part 2
ที่แท้têe táeที่แท้têe táeactually; in fact; it turns out