ถึง
arrive
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- 1 arrive、reach、get to、attain
- 2 to、until、up to、as far as、as much as
- 3 about、concerning、to [recipient]
- 4 be enough、meet the standard、be full-flavored
- 5 even if、even though、although
ถึง centers on the idea of reaching a point. It can mean arriving somewhere, extending up to a time or limit, referring to a topic, or introducing a concession such as “even if.”
arrive、reach、get to、attain
Used when a person, thing, message, or state reaches a destination, target, or level.
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อุณหภูมิสูงถึง 40 องศา unhaphuum sǔuŋ thʉ̌ŋ sìisìp oŋsǎa The temperature reached as high as 40 degrees. อุณหภูมิสูงถึง 40 องศา details
to、until、up to、as far as、as much as
Marks the endpoint of a place, time, amount, or range, meaning that something extends up to that point.
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จากกรุงเทพฯ ถึงเชียงใหม่ càak kruŋthêep thʉ̌ŋ chiaŋmày From Bangkok to Chiang Mai. จากกรุงเทพฯ ถึงเชียงใหม่ details
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เปิดถึงสามทุ่ม pə̀ət thʉ̌ŋ sǎam thûm It is open until 9 p.m. เปิดถึงสามทุ่ม details
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อ่านถึงตรงนี้ àan thʉ̌ŋ troŋ níi I read up to here. อ่านถึงตรงนี้ details
about、concerning、to [recipient]
Marks the person or topic that speech, thought, writing, or attention is directed toward.
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นึกถึงวันเก่า ๆ nʉ́k thʉ̌ŋ wan kàw kàw Think back to the old days. นึกถึงวันเก่า ๆ details
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เขียนจดหมายถึงเพื่อน khǐan còt mǎay thʉ̌ŋ phʉ̂an Write a letter to a friend. เขียนจดหมายถึงเพื่อน details
be enough、meet the standard、be full-flavored
Describes whether flavor, skill, quality, or another standard reaches the expected level.
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รสชาติยังไม่ถึงเครื่อง rótchâat yaŋ mây thʉ̌ŋ khrʉ̂aŋ The flavor still isn’t full enough. รสชาติยังไม่ถึงเครื่อง details
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ฝีมือยังไม่ถึง fǐimʉʉ yaŋ mây thʉ̌ŋ The skill level is not there yet. ฝีมือยังไม่ถึง details
even if、even though、although
In forms like ถึงจะ and ถึงแม้จะ, it introduces a concession: even if something is true, the following statement still holds.
Learning notes
Explanation
The core idea of ถึง is reaching a point. From that, it extends naturally to arrival, delivery, limits in time or space, and topics that speech or thought reaches. คิดถึง is an important fixed expression meaning “to miss someone” or “to long for,” not simply “to think.” With flavor, skill, or quality, ถึง can mean that something reaches the expected level.
Usage
It is used constantly for arrival, delivery, opening hours, deadlines, quantities, ranges, topics of conversation, and messages about missing someone. It appears in both everyday speech and written Thai.
Caution
Do not use ถึง when you simply mean “go to”; use ไป for going and ถึง for arriving or reaching. Also, ถึงจะ is best learned as a concessive grammar pattern rather than as the literal verb “reach.”
Differences from similar words
1 arrive synonyms
2 to synonyms
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กระทั่ง can sound more formal or emphatic, like “as far as” or “up to.” ถึง is neutral and common in both speech and writing.
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จนถึง emphasizes continuation up to an endpoint. ถึง alone also means “to/until” and is the more basic, widely used form.
3 about synonyms
4 be enough synonyms
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พอ is the general word for “enough.” ถึง suggests that something has reached the expected level, especially in flavor, skill, or quality.