ที่ + a verb makes 'the thing or place for doing it': ที่เขี่ยบุหรี่, ที่จอดรถ (parking), ที่นั่ง (seat). No ashtray on the table usually means no smoking.
Part of speech
noun
Literally
the place for flicking cigarettes
Remember it
The TEA cup where you KICK off the ash: an ashtray.
Jingjok teaches ที่เขี่ยบุหรี่ with audio, the tone drawn on screen, and a check on your own voice. Greet anyone politely, say thank you and sorry, introduce yourself, and rescue a conversation you don't understand.
WEEKS 1–2 · SURVIVEGreet anyone, pay, and order food and 7-Eleven exactly how you like it.
WEEKS 3–6 · SETTLE INGet around by taxi, Grab and skytrain, find anything, and handle your landlord.
WEEKS 7–12 · RUN YOUR LIFEPharmacy, bank, SIM and apps, how you feel, and a weekend away, all in Thai.