ที่ไหนได้(têe năi dâai)

Meanings

1NounB2

but actually; it turns out (contrary to expectation)

Used (often sentence-initial) to introduce a result that is the opposite of what was expected, similar to 'but actually' or 'it turns out (that) ...'.

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)มาถึงmaa tŭengมาถึงmaa tŭeng1[to] arrive (somewhere)2[to] reach; come to (time/stage/topic)3[to] come to (someone’s turn/time)ตอนเที่ยงdton tîiangตอนเที่ยงdton tîiang1noon; midday; noontime2at noon; around middayที่ไหนได้têe năi dâaiที่ไหนได้têe năi dâai1but actually; it turns out (contrary to expectation)2not at all; on the contraryบ่ายbàaiบ่ายbàai1afternoon2[to] slant; lean; turn aside3in the afternoonสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)โผล่plòhโผล่plòh[to] emerge; appear; stick out; pop upมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
He said he would arrive at noon. It turns out, it's already 2 PM and he still hasn't shown up.
2InterjectionC1

not at all; on the contrary

Emphatic exclamation rejecting or contradicting a previous statement, meaning 'not at all' or 'quite the opposite.'

Examples

Aเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herโกรธgròhtโกรธgròht1[to] be angry (at/with/about)2angry; madฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เหรอrŏeเหรอrŏe1really?; is that so?2question particle (casual)Bโกรธgròhtโกรธgròht1[to] be angry (at/with/about)2angry; madที่ไหนได้têe năi dâaiที่ไหนได้têe năi dâai1but actually; it turns out (contrary to expectation)2not at all; on the contraryแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)งอนngonงอนngon1upturned; curled (up)2sulky; pouty3[to] sulk; take offenseนิดหน่อยnít nòiนิดหน่อยnít nòi1a little; a bit2a small amountเองayngเองayng1oneself; personally; by oneself2exactly that/itself3emphatic particle (self/only)
A: Are you mad at me? B: Mad? Not at all! I'm just a little sulky.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ที่ไหนtêe năiที่ไหนtêe năi1where?2wherever (with ก็)3no way!; not at all (colloq.)Part 1
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ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedPart 2
ที่ไหนได้têe năi dâaiที่ไหนได้têe năi dâaibut actually; it turns out (contrary to expectation)