Timelater, afterwards adverb
- tii mid
- lǎng rising
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
then, later (before a verb) adverb
- kâwy falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
ค่อยๆkâwy-kâwy = slowly, gently.
You'll hear ค่อยkâwy in Bad Boy (ทรงอย่างแบด).
How to use it
ทีหลังtii-lǎng, "a later time", goes at the end of the sentence: เดี๋ยวทำทีหลังdǐaw tam tii-lǎng, I'll do it later. Before a verb, Thais use ค่อยkâwy for "then, later on": พรุ่งนี้ค่อยไปprûng-níi kâwy bpai, let's go tomorrow instead. "See you later" is แล้วเจอกันláew joe gan.
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:
- tee lang
- thi lang
- thilang
- khoi
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