ที่ไหน(têe năi)
Meanings
1NounA1
where?
at or to what place; used to ask about location
Examples
ห้องน้ำhông náamห้องน้ำhông náambathroom; restroom; toiletอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainที่ไหนtêe năiที่ไหนtêe năi1where?2wherever (with ก็)3no way!; not at all (colloq.)ครับkrápครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particle
Where is the restroom?
2NounB1
wherever (with ก็ก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption marker)
in any place that; used with ก็ก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption marker to express an unrestricted location (e.g., ที่ไหนก็… ‘wherever…’)
Examples
อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitที่ไหนtêe năiที่ไหนtêe năi1where?2wherever (with ก็)3no way!; not at all (colloq.)ก็ได้gôr dâaiก็ได้gôr dâai1[phr] okay; fine; that works2[phr] ... is also acceptable3[phr] you may; if you want4[phr] it's okay if; it's fine to5[phr] optionality / non-necessityที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotอากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weather3atmosphere (figurative); ambienceดีๆdee deeดีๆdee dee1properly; carefully; nicely; politely2really good; decent; proper
I want to go anywhere that has good weather.
3InterjectionB2
no way!; not at all (colloq.)
an emphatic colloquial refutation or dismissal, often in rhetorical questions (e.g., …ที่ไหนที่ไหนtêe năi1where?2wherever (with ก็)3no way!; not at all (colloq.) ‘not at all’)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ลดน้ำหนักlót nám nàkลดน้ำหนักlót nám nàk1[to] lose weight2[to] reduce the weight [of sth]แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ดูสิdoo sìดูสิdoo sìlook!; see!ยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketเค้กkékเค้กkékcake (sweet baked dessert)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ลดlótลดlót1[to] reduce; decrease; lessen; drop2[to] lower (price); discount; mark downที่ไหนtêe năiที่ไหนtêe năi1where?2wherever (with ก็)3no way!; not at all (colloq.)กันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmark
He said he would lose weight, but look, he's still eating cake. He's not losing weight at all.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ไสหนิsăi nìไสหนิsăi nìWhere is [sth/sb] (then)?
Where is [sth/sb] (then)?
ตรงไหนdtrong năiตรงไหนdtrong năi1where (exactly)2which part/spot3in what way/at which point? (rhetorical)
- where (exactly)
- which part/spot
- in what way/at which point? (rhetorical)
เสียที่ไหนsĭia têe năiเสียที่ไหนsĭia têe năi[!] not at all
[!] not at all
ที่ใดtêe daiที่ใดtêe dai1where (formal/literary)2wherever; any place that (formal)
- where (formal/literary)
- wherever; any place that (formal)
ไหนnăiไหนnăi1which (asking to choose)2which one; which person/thing3where (question)4ever; any (indefinite)
- which (asking to choose)
- which one; which person/thing
- where (question)
- ever; any (indefinite)
Word Breakdown
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ที่ไหนtêe năiที่ไหนtêe năiwhere?