ถึง 📣 | tǔeng | To / Reach / Until

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  1. As a Verb: “To Reach / To Arrive”

  When used as a verb, it describes the physical or mental act of reaching a goal.

  • มาถึง 📣 (maa-thǔeng) — To Arrive:

    • Logic: Come + Reach.

    • Example: ผมมาถึงแล้ว 📣 (phǒm maa-thǔeng láeo) — I have arrived.

  • คิดถึง 📣 (khít-thǔeng) — To Miss (someone):

    • Logic: Think + Reach.

    • Aha! Connection: Your thoughts are literally “reaching out” to that person. You aren’t just thinking about them; your mind is traveling until it finds them.

  • เอื้อมถึง 📣 (ûeam-thǔeng) — To Reach (with your hand):

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  2. As a Preposition: “To / Until”

  When used as a preposition, it marks the boundary of space or time.

  • Space (To):

    • Example: จาก กรุงเทพฯ ถึง สมุทรสาคร 📣 (jàak grung-thêep thǔeng sà-mùt-sǎa-khon) — From Bangkok to Samut Sakhon.

  • Time (Until):

    • Example: ทำงาน ถึง ห้า โมงเย็น 📣 (tham-ngaan thǔeng hâa moong yen) — Work until 5:00 PM.