ที่

From Proto-Tai *diːᴮ. Cognate with Lao ທີ່ (thī), Lü ᦑᦲᧈ (tii¹), Shan တီႈ (tīi), Ahom 𑜄𑜣 (tii). Outside Tai-Kadai: compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *tiʔ ~ tiiʔ ~ tiəʔ (“that yonder”), Mon တေံ (teʔ, “that”), Khmer ទី (tii), Vietnamese thì (“then, which, to be”).

ที่ • (tîi)

1. at; to; on the site of; within; amidst; at the location of.
2. for; during; at the time of.

ที่ • (tîi)

1. that; which; that which; who; whom.
   • ลูกคนที่สาม

     lûuk kon tîi sǎam

     the third child.

   • เขาเป็นคนที่จ่าย

     kǎo bpen kon tîi jàai

     He is the one who paid.

   • ขอโทษที่เป็นแบบนี้

     kɔ̌ɔ-tôot tîi bpen bɛ̀ɛp níi

     I'm sorry for being like this.

   • เราดีใจที่หน้าร้อนผ่านไปแล้ว

     rao dii-jai tîi nâa rɔ́ɔn pàan bpai lɛ́ɛo

     We're pleased (that) the hot season is over.

   • ร่ำลาเจ้าของที่ห่วงใย แล้วมุ่งหน้าเข้าสู่หมู่บ้าน

     râm-laa jâo-kɔ̌ɔng tîi hùuang-yai · lɛ́ɛo mûng-nâa kâo sùu mùu-bâan

     After bidding farewell to the worried owner, it headed towards the village.

2. where; when.

ที่ • (tîi)

1. if (+ conditional clause).

ที่

1. (creating a noun from a verb) the person who.
   • ที่ปรึกษา

     tîi bprʉ̀k-sǎa

     advisor.

2. (creating a noun from a verb) an object pertaining to which; that which; an object for; for the purpose of; equipment or gear for a purpose.
   • ที่เปิดขวด

     tîi bpə̀ət kùuat

     bottle opener.

3. (creating a noun from a verb) a concept or idea pertaining to which.
4. (creating a noun from a verb) a place or location pertaining to which; a place to do something.
5. (creating a noun from a verb) an event, time, duration, or occurrence pertaining to which.
6. used with adjectives and cardinal numbers to create ordinals.
   • บทที่หนึ่ง

     bòt tîi nʉ̀ng

     lesson one

7. used to indicate comparisons or ordering.

ที่ • (tîi)

1. placed after an adjective to indicate that it applies particularly and specifically to its preceding noun.
2. used in the pattern “เป็น (bpen) + ที่ + verb” to make an adjective from a verb.

ที่ • (tîi)

1. land; place; area; seat (booking and reservations); site; location.
2. position; office.

ที่ • (tîi)

1. (formal) Classifier for locations, places, altars, armed forces, ashtrays, beaches, bridges, brothels, bruises, burns on the skin, insect bites, breakfasts.