เต็มที(dtem tee)
Meanings
1AdverbB1
at most; no more than
shows the maximum time, amount, or number that is acceptable or possible; no more than (e.g., I can wait at most half an hour)
Examples
รอrorรอror1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เต็มที่dtem têeเต็มที่dtem têe1to the fullest; fully2maximum; full (capacity/extent)3at most; at the maximum5นาทีnaa-teeนาทีnaa-tee1minute (time unit)2moment; minute (informal)นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)เดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4if … then (warning; colloquial)5alternating; now … now …มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect marker
Wait for me at most 5 minutes, I'll be right back.
2AdverbB2
extremely; to the utmost
to a very great degree; to the limit; often used when something has reached a critical point
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เบื่อbèuuaเบื่อbèuua1bored; fed up2[to] be bored with; be tired of3nauseated; queasy (colloq.)พฤติกรรมprút-dtì-gamพฤติกรรมprút-dtì-gambehavior; conductของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsเต็มทีdtem teeเต็มทีdtem tee1extremely; to the utmost2at most; no more thanแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากจะyàak jàอยากจะyàak jà[to] want to; [to] would like toทนtonทนton1[to] endure; tolerate; bear2[to] withstand; resist3durable; resistant (of things)อีกต่อไปèek dtòr bpaiอีกต่อไปèek dtòr bpaianymore; any longer (with negation/questions)
I am absolutely fed up with his behavior; I don't want to tolerate it anymore.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
อย่างมากyàang mâakอย่างมากyàang mâak1very; extremely; greatly2at most; no more than
- very; extremely; greatly
- at most; no more than
เต็มประดาdtem bprà-daaเต็มประดาdtem bprà-daautterly; completely; extremely
utterly; completely; extremely
เต็มแก่dtem gàeเต็มแก่dtem gàe1imminent; on the verge [of happening]2very ripe3extremely; to the limit
- imminent; on the verge [of happening]
- very ripe
- extremely; to the limit
อย่างยิ่งyàang yîngอย่างยิ่งyàang yîngextremely; exceedingly
extremely; exceedingly
เหลือใจlĕuua jaiเหลือใจlĕuua jaiexcessively; outrageously
excessively; outrageously
Word Breakdown
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เต็มทีdtem teeเต็มทีdtem teeat most; no more than