Breakdown of ตาราง เวลา ล่าช้า พี่ ก็เลย เครียด
เวลา
time
ก็เลย
so / therefore
เครียด
stressed
พี่
I / you (older sibling / older person)
ตาราง
schedule
ล่าช้า
delayed
Questions & Answers about ตาราง เวลา ล่าช้า พี่ ก็เลย เครียด
Why is พี่ translated as "he" here? I thought it meant "older sibling", "I", or "you".
In Thai, kinship terms like พี่ (older sibling/older person) are very fluid pronouns. While you've likely used it for "I" or "you" when speaking directly to someone, it is also commonly used as a third-person pronoun meaning "he" or "she". The speaker is talking about a man who is older than them, so in this context, it translates to "he".
Why does the sentence use ล่าช้า for "delayed"? Could I just use สาย (late)?
สาย is mostly used when a person is late to an appointment or wakes up late. ล่าช้า is the correct word to use when a system, process, flight, or schedule is running behind or delayed. Since the subject here is the ตารางเวลา (schedule), ล่าช้า sounds much more natural.
How does ก็เลย (so/therefore) fit into the sentence structure?
ก็เลย connects a cause with an effect. Pay attention to its position: in Thai, ก็เลย usually sits after the subject of the second clause and before the verb or adjective. That is why it is placed exactly between พี่ (the subject "he") and เครียด (the adjective "stressed").
Does ตาราง on its own mean "schedule"?
Not quite. By itself, ตาราง simply means a "table" or "grid" (like a spreadsheet, a chart, or even a chess board). When you pair it with เวลา (time), it forms the compound word ตารางเวลา, which specifically means "timetable" or "time schedule".
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