From and To in Thai
There are multiple ways to say "from" and "to" in Thai. But since these words are important, especially for travelers, we wrote a short summary.
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· published June 27, 2021
From and to a location
To express someone coming from a location, you use
- จาก from
See in Dictionary - from - มา come, arrive
See in Dictionary - come (towards the speaker)
To express someone moving towards
- ถึง to, until; arrive
See in Dictionary - to - ไป go; too
See in Dictionary - go to (away from the speaker)
The word ถึง to, until; arrive
See in Dictionary is optional and can be dropped.
See in Dictionary is optional and can be dropped.
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Examples
He comes from Phuket
เขา he; she, they
See in Dictionaryมา come, arrive
See in Dictionaryจาก from
See in Dictionaryภูเก็ต Phuket
See in Dictionary
Literally: he - come - from - Phuket
เขา he; she, they
See in Dictionaryมา come, arrive
See in Dictionaryจาก from
See in Dictionaryภูเก็ต Phuket
See in Dictionary
Literally: he - come - from - Phuket
We went from Chiang Mai to Bangkok by bus
เรา we; I (informal)
See in Dictionaryนั่ง sit
See in Dictionaryรถเมล์ bus
See in Dictionaryจาก from
See in Dictionaryเชียงใหม่ Chiang Mai
See in Dictionaryไป go; too
See in Dictionaryกรุงเทพ Bangkok
See in Dictionary
Literally: we - sit - bus - from - Chiang Mai - go to - Bangkok
Go to the restaurant.
ไป go; too
See in Dictionaryร้านอาหาร Restaurant
See in Dictionary
Literally: go - restaurant
I travel to Thailand
เดินทาง travel
See in Dictionaryไป go; too
See in Dictionaryประเทศ country, nation
See in Dictionaryไทย Thai; Thailand
See in Dictionary
Literally: travel - go - country - Thai
He gives the book to me
เขา he; she, they
See in Dictionaryส่ง send, deliver
See in Dictionaryหนังสือ Book
See in Dictionaryถึง to, until; arrive
See in Dictionaryฉัน I (for women; informal)
See in Dictionary
Literally: he - give - book - to - I
Note: This sentence requires ถึง to, until; arrive
See in Dictionary. It can not be left out.
He gives the book to me
เขา he; she, they
See in Dictionaryให้ Let; give
See in Dictionaryหนังสือ Book
See in Dictionaryฉัน I (for women; informal)
See in Dictionary
Literally: he - give - book - I
Note: This sentence would not work with ถึง to, until; arrive
See in Dictionary.
From a time to a time
Phrases like "from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m." need to use the following words:
- ตั้งแต่ since, from
See in Dictionary - since, from - ถึง to, until; arrive
See in Dictionary - to, until - ระหว่าง between
See in Dictionary ... และ and
See in Dictionary .. - between ... and ..
Examples
from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m.
ตั้งแต่ since, from
See in Dictionaryเจ็ด 7
See in Dictionaryโมงเช้า 6 a.m. - 11 noon
See in Dictionaryถึง to, until; arrive
See in Dictionaryสิบ 10
See in Dictionaryโมงเช้า 6 a.m. - 11 noon
See in Dictionary
Literally: from - 5 - a.m. - to - 10 - a.m.
between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m.
ระหว่าง between
See in Dictionaryเจ็ด 7
See in Dictionaryโมงเช้า 6 a.m. - 11 noon
See in Dictionaryและ and
See in Dictionaryสิบ 10
See in Dictionaryโมงเช้า 6 a.m. - 11 noon
See in Dictionary
Literally: between - 5 - a.m. - and - 10 - a.m.
from morning until evening
ตั้งแต่ since, from
See in Dictionaryเช้า morning
See in Dictionaryถึง to, until; arrive
See in Dictionaryเย็น cold, cool
See in Dictionary
Literally: from - morning - to - evening
ตั้งแต่ since, from
See in Dictionaryเจ็ด 7
See in Dictionaryโมงเช้า 6 a.m. - 11 noon
See in Dictionaryถึง to, until; arrive
See in Dictionaryสิบ 10
See in Dictionaryโมงเช้า 6 a.m. - 11 noon
See in Dictionary
Literally: from - 5 - a.m. - to - 10 - a.m.
between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m.
ระหว่าง between
See in Dictionaryเจ็ด 7
See in Dictionaryโมงเช้า 6 a.m. - 11 noon
See in Dictionaryและ and
See in Dictionaryสิบ 10
See in Dictionaryโมงเช้า 6 a.m. - 11 noon
See in Dictionary
Literally: between - 5 - a.m. - and - 10 - a.m.
from morning until evening
ตั้งแต่ since, from
See in Dictionaryเช้า morning
See in Dictionaryถึง to, until; arrive
See in Dictionaryเย็น cold, cool
See in Dictionary
Literally: from - morning - to - evening