แต่ไหนแต่ไร(dtàe năi dtàe rai)

Meanings

1AdverbB2

since a long time ago; from the very beginning

since a long time ago; from the very beginning; always

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1[to] know how; be able to (skill)2[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)3to be (identity/category/state)4to becomeคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleไม่ชอบmâi chôpไม่ชอบmâi chôp[to] dislike [sth/sb]; [to] not like [sth/sb]กินginกินgin1[to] corrode; erode; eat into2[to] consume; use up3[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)4[to] take (a bribe); pocket5[to] eatผักpàkผักpàkvegetable(s)มาแต่ไหนแต่ไรmaa dtàe năi dtàe raiมาแต่ไหนแต่ไรmaa dtàe năi dtàe raisince long ago; all alongแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; completed-action marker2already; now (as of this point)3then; and then; after that4and; and then (linking clauses)
I have always disliked eating vegetables.
3 more examples
ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaของเราkŏng raoทำธุรกิจtam tú-rá-gìtค้าขายkáa kăaiข้าวสารkâao săanมาแต่ไหนแต่ไรmaa dtàe năi dtàe rai
Our family has been in the rice trading business since the very beginning.
เขาkăoเป็นbpenคนkonมีmeeนิสัยní-săiพูดจาpôot jaaตรงไปตรงมาdtrong bpai dtrong maaแบบนี้bàep néeมาแต่ไหนแต่ไรmaa dtàe năi dtàe raiไม่ใช่mâi châiเพิ่งจะpôeng jàมาmaaเปลี่ยนไปbplìian bpaiตอนdtonทำงานtam ngaan
He has always had the habit of speaking straightforwardly like this; it's not like he just changed when he started working.
วัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamการเคารพgaan kao-rópผู้อาวุโสpôo aa-wú-sŏhเป็นbpenสิ่งที่sìng têeฝังรากลึกfăng râak lúekอยู่ในyòo naiสังคมไทยsăng-kom taiมาแต่ไหนแต่ไรmaa dtàe năi dtàe rai
The culture of respecting elders has always been deeply rooted in Thai society.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2from; since (starting point)3only; just (restriction)Part 1
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ไหนnăiไหนnăi1which (asking to choose)2any; whichever (in indefinite constructions)3where (question)4which one; which person/thingPart 2
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แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2from; since (starting point)3only; just (restriction)Part 3
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ไรraiไรrai1rice seedling; rice sprout (Northern/poetic)2(colloq.) what?; wh- (shortened form of อะไร)3mite (tiny arachnid)4(colloq.) what; whichPart 4
แต่ไหนแต่ไรdtàe năi dtàe raiแต่ไหนแต่ไรdtàe năi dtàe raisince a long time ago; from the very beginning