Jingjok
How to say where (at what place)
in Thai
ที่ไหน
tîi-nǎi
where (at what place)
tîi fallingnǎi rising
ที่ 'place' + ไหน 'which'. Use it after อยู่ and ทำงาน; after มา and ไป, plain ไหน is more natural.
- Part of speech
- question
- Literally
- place which
- Remember it
- Where's the TEA? NIGH, somewhere around here.
In a sentence
- พี่อยู่ที่ไหนคะpîi yùu tîi-nǎi káWhere do you live?
- ห้องน้ำอยู่ที่ไหนhâawng-náam yùu tîi-nǎiWhere's the toilet?
From the same situation: Who's who
- พี่older brother or sister; you (to someone a bit older)
- น้องyounger brother or sister; you (to someone younger)
- ลุงuncle (older man)
- ป้าauntie (older woman)
- น้าauntie or uncle (younger than your parents)
- อาauntie or uncle (father's younger sibling)
- คนperson, people
- ฝรั่งWesterner (white foreigner)
All 65 words and phrases in “Who's who” →
Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok teaches ที่ไหน with audio, the tone drawn on screen, and a check on your own voice. Answer the three questions every Thai asks a foreigner, ask them back, and address people with the right family word.
- WEEKS 1–2 · SURVIVEGreet anyone, pay, and order food and 7-Eleven exactly how you like it.
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