ทุกที
túk teeMeanings
1AdverbA2
every time; on each occasion
On each occasion; whenever something happens.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยิ้มyímยิ้มyím1[to] smile2smileให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ทุกทีtúk teeทุกทีtúk tee1every time; on each occasion2always; invariably3increasingly; more and moreที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเจอหน้าjer nâaเจอหน้าjer nâa[to] meet; see [sb] in personกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmark
He smiles at me every time we see each other.
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Every time it rains, I think of home.
คุณยายkun yaaiจะjàเล่าlâoนิทานní-taanให้hâiฟังfangทุกทีtúk teeที่têeเราraoไปเยี่ยมbpai yîiamท่านtâan
Grandma would tell us a story on each occasion that we visited her.
ทุกทีtúk teeที่têeมีmeeการประชุมgaan bprà-chumใหญ่yàiเจ้านายjâo naaiจะjàขอให้kŏr hâiฉันchănเตรียมdtriiamข้อมูลkôr moonสรุปsà-rùpเสมอsà-mĕr
Whenever there's a big meeting, my boss always asks me to prepare a summary.
2AdverbB1
always; invariably
Happening in the same predictable way every time, often with a sense of it being typical or inevitable.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ลืมleuumลืมleuum1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionallyร่มrômร่มrôm1umbrella; parasol2shady; cool (shaded); protected3shade; shelterอีกแล้วèek láewอีกแล้วèek láewagain; once more (often with annoyance)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)แบบนี้bàep néeแบบนี้bàep née1like this; in this way2this kind/type (modifier)3this kind (standalone)ทุกทีtúk teeทุกทีtúk tee1every time; on each occasion2always; invariably3increasingly; more and moreเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
I forgot my umbrella again. It's like this every single time!
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พอจะpor jàออกจากบ้านòk jàak bâanตอนเช้าdton cháaoรถrótก็gâwติดdtìtหน้าปากซอยnâa bpàak soiทุกทีtúk tee
Every time I try to leave the house in the morning, the traffic is always jammed at the end of the street.
ตั้งใจdtâng jaiจะjàประหยัดเงินbprà-yàt ngernแต่dtàeพอporเห็นhĕnของลดราคาkŏng lót raa-kaaก็gâwอดใจòt jaiไม่ไหวmâi wăiทุกทีtúk tee
I intend to save money, but every time I see things on sale, I can't resist.
เขาkăoสัญญาsăn-yaaว่าwâaจะjàปรับปรุงตัวbpràp-bprung dtuuaแต่dtàeสุดท้ายsùt táaiก็gâwทำผิดtam pìtเรื่องrêuuangเดิมๆderm dermทุกทีtúk teeมันmanน่าเหนื่อยใจnâa nèuueay jaiจริงๆjing jing
He promises he'll improve, but in the end, he makes the same mistakes every time. It's truly exhausting.
3AdverbB1
increasingly; more and more
To a greater degree as time passes, used when something keeps changing.
Examples
อากาศร้อนaa-gàat rónอากาศร้อนaa-gàat rónhot weatherขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)ทุกทีtúk teeทุกทีtúk tee1every time; on each occasion2always; invariably3increasingly; more and more
The weather is getting hotter and hotter.
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The exam is getting close, so I'm feeling increasingly stressed.
น้ำnáamในnaiคลองklongลดลงlót longทุกทีtúk teeชาวบ้านchaao bâanจึงjeungต้องdtôngช่วยกันchûuai ganประหยัดน้ำbprà-yàt náam
The water level in the canal keeps falling, so the villagers have to work together to conserve water.
เมื่อmêuuaค่าครองชีพkâa krong chêepสูงขึ้นsŏong kêunแต่dtàeรายได้raai dâiยังyangเท่าเดิมtâo dermความฝันkwaam fănที่จะtêe jàมีmeeบ้านbâanเป็นbpenของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngก็gâwยิ่งyîngดูdooไกลเกินเอื้อมglai gern êuuamขึ้นkêunทุกทีtúk tee
As the cost of living rises while income stays the same, the dream of owning a home seems increasingly out of reach.
Word Breakdown
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ทีtiiทีtii1turn; chance; opportunity; one’s shot2time; occasion; instance3classifier: times; hits; strokes; attempts4please; for me (request particle)turn; chance; opportunity; one’s shotPart 2
ทุกทีtúk teeทุกทีtúk teeevery time; on each occasionevery time; on each occasionWord