สายไป

săai bpai

Meanings

1NounA2

too late

being too late for something; past the appropriate time.

Examples

ตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)สายไปsăai bpaiสายไปsăai bpaitoo lateแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)กลับบ้านglàp bâanกลับบ้านglàp bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeกันganกันgan1each 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)เถอะtòeเถอะtòe1suggestion/encouragement particle2prompting/permission particle3resignation/emphasis particle
It's too late now. Let's go home.

Word Breakdown

สายsăaiสายsăai1line; wire; cable2route; line (transport/communication)3late (in the day); running late4strand; string; thread (long thin piece)5lineage; affiliation; branch6classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)7morning (late morning period)Part 1
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ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)Part 2
สายไปsăai bpaiสายไปsăai bpaitoo late