ท้ายสุด
táai-sùtMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
last; final
being the very last in a series, order, or sequence.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillคือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringท้ายสุดtáai-sùtท้ายสุดtáai-sùt1last; final2finally; in the endในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)แถวtɛ̌ɛoแถวtɛ̌ɛo1row; line2area; neighborhood; vicinity3[classifier] row; line4approximately; about (colloquial)
He is the last person in the line.
3 more examplesShow less
นักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngคนkonท้ายสุดtáai-sùtที่tîiออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaบนbonเวทีwee-tiiได้รับdâi-rápการgaanปรบมือbpròp-mʉʉดังที่dang-tîiสุดsùt
The last actor who came out on stage received the loudest applause.
อย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanหน้าnâaท้ายสุดtáai-sùtว่าwâaคุณkunเซ็นชื่อsen-chʉ̂ʉครบkrópหรือยังrʉ̌ʉ-yang
Don't forget to check the very last page of the document to see if you have signed it.
ประเด็นbprà-denท้ายสุดtáai-sùtที่tîiเราraoจะjàอภิปรายà-pí-bpraaiในnaiวันนี้wan-níiคือkʉʉผลกระทบระยะยาวpǒn-grà-tóp-rá-yá-yaaoของkɔ̌ɔngนโยบายná-yoo-baaiนี้níiต่อdtɔ̀ɔเศรษฐกิจชุมชนsèet-tà-gìt-chum-chon
The final issue we will discuss today is the long-term impact of this policy on the community economy.
2AdverbB1
finally; in the end
finally; in the end; as the last thing to happen.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)พยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptหาทางกลับhǎa-taang-glàpหาทางกลับhǎa-taang-glàp[to] find the way backบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedนานมากnaan-mâakนานมากnaan-mâakfor a very long timeท้ายสุดtáai-sùtท้ายสุดtáai-sùt1last; final2finally; in the endก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเจอjəəเจอjəə1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experience
We tried to find our way home for a long time. In the end, we found it.
3 more examplesShow less
ถึงแม้ว่าtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-wâaตอนแรกdtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛkเขาkǎoจะjàไม่เห็นด้วยmâi-hěn-dûuaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛท้ายสุดtáai-sùtเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยอมรับฟังyɔɔm-ráp-fangเหตุผลhèet-pǒnของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao
Even though he disagreed at first, in the end, he was willing to listen to our reasons.
ฉันchǎnลังเลlang-leeอยู่yùuนานnaanว่าwâaจะjàซื้อsʉ́ʉดีdiiไหมmǎiแต่dtɛ̀ɛท้ายสุดtáai-sùtก็gɔ̂ตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiซื้อsʉ́ʉเพราะprɔ́มันmanลดราคาlót-raa-kaaเยอะyə́
I hesitated for a long time about whether to buy it, but in the end, I decided to buy it because it was heavily discounted.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakการเจรจาgaan-jee-rá-jaaที่tîiยืดเยื้อyʉ̂ʉt-yʉ́ʉaมาmaaหลายlǎaiสัปดาห์sàp-daaท้ายสุดtáai-sùtทั้งtángสองsɔ̌ɔngฝ่ายfàaiก็gɔ̂สามารถsǎa-mâatบรรลุban-lúข้อตกลงkɔ̂ɔ-dtòk-longร่วมกันrûuam-ganได้dâai
After weeks of protracted negotiations, in the end, both sides were able to reach a mutual agreement.
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 tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
táai
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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
+
สุดsùtสุดsùt1most; extremely (superlative/intensifier)2end; limit; extremity3ultra-; most; extreme- (prefixal use)4[to] end; reach the limitmost; extremely (superlative/intensifier)Part 2
ท้ายสุดtáai-sùtท้ายสุดtáai-sùtlast; finallast; finalWord