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At last in Thai

“At last” in Thai is ซักทีsák tii; you'll also hear เสียทีsǐa tii (a bit more formal).

ซักที sák tii

at last, finally (impatient) adverb

  • sák high
  • tii mid
  • High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.

The spoken spelling of สักทีsàk tii (สักsàk has a high tone in speech). It sounds impatient: ฝนหยุดซักทีfǒn yùt sák tii = stop raining already! After a negative: still not, not even once.

เสียที sǐa tii

at last, finally (impatient) adverb a bit more formal

  • sǐa rising
  • tii mid
  • Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”

You'll hear ซักทีsák tii in How Far Is Close? (ไกลแค่ไหน คือ ใกล้).

How to use it

At the end of a sentence, ซักทีsák tii and เสียทีsǐa tii mean "at last", with a sigh of relief or impatience: ถึงซักทีtǔeng sák tii, we're finally here! After ไม่mâi they complain that something still hasn't happened, as in the bus example. In speech, เสียทีsǐa tii is usually shortened to ซะทีsá tii.

ซักทีsák tii is how สักทีsàk tii is said, and it can also mean "once": ลองซักทีlawng sák tii, give it a go.

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:

  • sak tee
  • suk tee
  • sak ti
  • sia tee
  • sia ti
  • sa tee

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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