ไม่ถูกเวลา(mâi tòok way-laa)

Meanings

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at the wrong time

At an inconvenient or inappropriate time; at the wrong time.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerไม่ถูกเวลาmâi tòok way-laaไม่ถูกเวลาmâi tòok way-laaat the wrong timeเลยloieเลยloie1[to] pass; go beyond; exceed2at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)3so; thus; then (immediate result)4completely; absolutely (emphasis)
He came at the wrong time.
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ฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkไม่ถูกเวลาmâi tòok way-laaเลยloieเราraoกำลังจะgam-lang jàออกไปòk bpaiข้างนอกkâang nôk
The heavy rain came at a really inconvenient time; we were just about to go out.
ขอโทษนะkŏr-tôht náคุณkunโทรมาtoh maaไม่ถูกเวลาmâi tòok way-laaพอดีpo deeฉันchănกำลังgam-langประชุมbprà-chumอยู่yòo
Sorry, you called at an inconvenient time. I'm in a meeting right now.
การพูดgaan pôotเรื่องตลกrêuuang dtà-lòkในnaiสถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaanที่têeจริงจังjing-jangเป็นbpenการกระทำgaan grà-tamที่têeไม่ถูกเวลาmâi tòok way-laaอย่างยิ่งyàang yîng
Telling a joke in a serious situation is an extremely ill-timed action.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)Part 1
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ถูกtòokถูกtòok1passive marker (often adverse)2[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)3cheap; inexpensive4correct; right5to be correct/right6proper; morally rightPart 2
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เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; doses2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4timePart 3
ไม่ถูกเวลาmâi tòok way-laaไม่ถูกเวลาmâi tòok way-laaat the wrong time