ไม่ถึงกับ(mâi tĕung gàp)
Meanings
1AdverbB1
not to the point of; not quite
not to the point of; not so much that. Used to qualify a statement, indicating that a situation is less extreme than it might seem.
Examples
อาหารaa-hăanอาหารaa-hăan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsร้านนี้ráan néeร้านนี้ráan néethis shop; this storeก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerอร่อยà-ròiอร่อยà-ròi1delicious; tasty2taste goodดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4it’s best; better (advisory tone)5gall; bileแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ไม่ถึงกับmâi tĕung gàpไม่ถึงกับmâi tĕung gàpnot to the point of; not quiteอร่อยà-ròiอร่อยà-ròi1delicious; tasty2taste goodมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
The food at this restaurant is good, but not to the point of being amazing.
Word Breakdown
ไม่ถึงmâi tĕungไม่ถึงmâi tĕung1less than; not as many as2[to] not reach; [to] not arrive (yet)Part 1
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ไม่ถึงกับmâi tĕung gàpไม่ถึงกับmâi tĕung gàpnot to the point of; not quite