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[claude06thailand]

clear pronunciation required !

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Yesterday, I read this sign at a Koh Chang view point and I first understood ทุกที...

[Pirin]

Roughly, it means that throwing the waste at the right place shows that one is well taught.

[claude06thailand]

Yes, Khun Pirin, and it is nicely written...

I had to read it 2 times because at first I read " ทุกที" and thought it was strange that "throwing the waste everywhere was recommended...

[Pirin]

มีคนเคยพูดไว้ว่า เรื่องของภาษาอะไร ๆ est possible 'can happen'

คงจะจริงอย่างทีเขาว่าค่ะ

[Jarvis1000]

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Yesterday, I read this sign at a Koh Chang view point and I first understood ทุกที...

Very Interesting I would have miss read it too if it wasn't for your title. Funny how we just fill in words with out realizing.

[Toffeeman]

I would have thought that the word ถูก should come after the word ที่. perhaps should read - ที่ที่ถูก.
As it is written it is the same as we would write it in Eng. 'right place' is Eng. Thai should be 'place that is right'
Any thoughts?

[claude06thailand]

From Lexitron :
ถูกที่ /tʰùːkˑtʰîː/ [ADV] appropriate
Example : การเลือกใช้คำสั่งไม่ถูกที่ อาจจะทำให้งานเสร็จช้าลง

On the same pattern with ถูก..., you have a lot of adverbs or adjectives like :
ถูกต้อง > exact, correct
ถูกตา > pleasing to the eye
ถูกกัน > compatible
etc.

ที่ for "place" is rarely used alone

for "the right place" you could say สถานที่ถูก or สถานที่ถูกต้อง as well