As far as I know in Thai

“As far as I know” in Thai is เท่าที่รู้tâo-tîi rúu; you'll also hear เท่าที่tâo-tîi (as much as).

เท่าที่รู้ tâo-tîi rúu

as far as I know phrase

  • tâo falling
  • tîi falling
  • rúu high
  • Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
  • High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.

เท่าที่ tâo-tîi

as much as, as far as conjunction

  • tâo falling
  • tîi falling
  • Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”

เท่าที่รู้tâo-tîi rúu = as far as I know.

How to use it

เท่าที่tâo-tîi, "as much as what", sets a limit: เท่าที่รู้tâo-tîi rúu, as far as I know, เท่าที่จำได้tâo-tîi jam dâi, as far as I remember, and เท่าที่ทำได้tâo-tîi tam dâi, as much as I can. It's a polite hedge, so you don't sound too sure of yourself: news and formal emails write เท่าที่ทราบtâo-tîi sâap instead. "As far as" a place is ถึงtǔeng, up to.

Other spellings you'll see

There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:

  • tao tee ru
  • thao thi ru
  • tao tee

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