สักที
sàk tee
Meanings
1NounB1
finally; at last
At last; finally—indicates that something happens after a long wait or repeated attempts.
Examples
รอrorรอror1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondชั่วโมงchûua-mohngชั่วโมงchûua-mohng1hour (60 minutes)2classifier: hours of timeในที่สุดnai têe sùtในที่สุดnai têe sùtfinally; eventually; ultimatelyรถเมล์rót mayรถเมล์rót may1bus; city bus2[to] take the bus; ride the busก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerสักทีsàk teeสักทีsàk tee1finally; at last2already; for once (urging/complaint)
After waiting for two hours, the bus finally came.
2NounB2
already; for once (urging/complaint)
Sentence-final particle used to urge or complain that something be done now, roughly “already/for once.”
Examples
รีบๆrêep rêepรีบๆrêep rêep1hurriedly; quickly; in a rush2hurry up!ตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jai[to] decideสักทีsàk teeสักทีsàk tee1finally; at last2already; for once (urging/complaint)เถอะtòeเถอะtòe1suggestion/encouragement particle2prompting/permission particle3resignation/emphasis particleฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)หิวhĭuหิวhĭu1hungry2[to] be hungry; feel hungryแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
Hurry up and decide already, I'm hungry.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เสียทีsĭia teeเสียทีsĭia tee1finally; at last2[to] be outsmarted; get the worst of it3[to] miss one’s chance; lose out
- finally; at last
- [to] be outsmarted; get the worst of it
- [to] miss one’s chance; lose out
ซะทีsá teeซะทีsá tee1finally; at last (colloquial)2impatient urging particle
- finally; at last (colloquial)
- impatient urging particle
ซักเตื้อsák dtêuuaซักเตื้อsák dtêuuaonce; one time; sometime
once; one time; sometime
Word Breakdown
สักsàkสักsàk1teak2[to] tattoo3about; approximately4any; even (a little); at all5[classifier] treePart 1
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สักทีsàk teeสักทีsàk teefinally; at last