The Word “tîi” | คำว่า”ที่”
If you are one among the others who thinks that the word “tîi” means “at”. You are right BUT the word “tîi” does not only mean “at”. In this blog you will learn more about the word “tîi” in different meanings. Let’s start!
(1) tîi as preposition of place
e.g. Baân pŏm yoò tîi tà-nŏn sù-kŭm-wíd soy sìb-gâo บ้านผมอยู่ที่ถนนสุขุมวิทซอย 19
which means “my house is in (at) Sukhumvit Road soi 19”
e.g. Prûng-neé jer-gan tîi raán-aa-haăn baân-kun-maê ná พรุ่งนี้เจอกันที่ร้านบ้านคุณแม่นะ
which means “See you tomorrow at Ban Khun Mae Restaurant!”
(2) tîi as relative pronoun
e.g. Pŏm jer kon tîi toòk-jai laéw ผมเจอคนที่ถูกใจแล้ว
which means “I’ve already found the one (person) that I like.”
e.g. Poô-yĭng kon tîi saì chúd seĕ chom-poo bpen daa-raa ผู้หญิงคนที่ใส่ชุดสีชมพูเป็นดารา
which means “The woman who wears the pink dress is an actress”
e.g. Rót kan bproàd tîi pŏm kàp maa tam-ngaan bpen-bprà-jam toòk kà-mooi bpai muêh-waan-neé รถคันโปรดที่ผมชอบขับมาทำงานถูกขโมยไปเมื่อวานนี้
which means “ My favourite car which I usually drive to work was stolen yesterday.”
(3) tîi as a prefix
e.g. tîi-rák = ที่รัก = sweetheart/ darling/ honey
tîi-rák, wan-neé rao bpai doo-năng gan maí? ที่รัก วันนี้เราไปดูหนังกันมั้ย
= Darling/ honey, shall we go to the cinema today?
e.g. tîi-sùd = ที่สุด = the most
aa-haăn tîi raán-neé aroì tîi–sùd อาหารที่ร้านนี้อร่อยที่สุด
= The food at this restaurant is the most delicious.
e.g. tîi–jing = ที่จริง = actually
tîi–jing chán mâi chôrp gin sôm-dtam
= Actually I do not like to Som Tam.
Hope this helps you to learn Thai very well!
Kruu Mulan
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