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"already; in the past" in Thai

แล้ว
Unstarted

Summary

The Thai translation for “already; in the past” is แล้ว.

Pronounced the same

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so; and แล้ว

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to turn เลี้ยว

Examples of "already; in the past" in use

There are 448 examples of the Thai word for "already; in the past" being used:
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We have already been talking together for half an hour. เราคุยกันมาได้ครึ่งชั่วโมงแล้ว
I thought he had already typed the letter but he hadn’t. ผมคิดว่าเขาพิมพ์จดหมายแล้วแต่เขายังไม่ได้พิมพ์
I have read the contract ฉันอ่านสัญญาแล้ว
You promised me. คุณสัญญากับผมแล้ว
Have you read the contract? คุณอ่านสัญญาแล้วหรือยัง
It’ll be dark soon. อีกไม่นานก็จะมืดแล้ว
New Year’s Day is coming soon. ใกล้จะถึงวันปีใหม่แล้ว
Has the rice farmer come out yet? ชาวนาออกมาแล้วหรือยัง
No, I don’t want any more. (male polite form) ไม่ผมไม่อยากได้เพิ่มแล้วครับ
Because at that time it was already dark. เพราะว่าตอนนั้นเนี่ยมันมืดแล้ว

Practice Lesson

"already; in the past" Practice (449)
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already; in the past
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Lesson phrases
A dish of fried rice cost two hundred that I believe is very expensive.,
A new semester has started.,
After he has no sleeping bag to sleep with, he tries to find a garage to sleep in.,
All the concert tickets were sold out.,
All the seats are reserved.,
Also your friend, how long he has been here?,
Another problem after we got to the hotel was that we couldn’t drive the car into the beach because there were a lot of people and there was no parking for us.,
Are you already allowed to drink alcohol?,
Are you already allowed to drive?,
Are you already allowed to travel abroad alone?,
Because at that time it was already dark.,
Besides, Cambodia became a colonial country of the Ayutthaya Kingdom.,
Both of them have arrived here.,
But I already know a lot of people.,
But I don’t smoke anymore.,
But she already has a boyfriend.,
But when we got there our feelings changed, became very excited and I was really very excited because we saw the bustling atmosphere of tourists and beaches full of people.,
Can he swim yet?,
Can you write Thai yet? (male polite form),
Did you do your best?
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