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"already; in the past" in Thai

แล้ว
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Summary

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

Pronounced the same

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so; and แล้ว

See also

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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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How long has he been studying? เขาเรียนมาได้นานเท่าไหร่แล้ว
I thought he had already eaten but he hadn’t. ผมคิดว่าเขาทานแล้วแต่เขายังไม่ได้ทาน
How long have you been working here? คุณทำงานที่นี่มานานเท่าไหร่แล้ว
How long have you been here? (male polite form) คุณมาอยู่ที่นี่ได้นานเท่าไหร่แล้วครับ
I realize now why I shouldn’t have done that. ฉันเข้าใจแล้วว่าทำไมฉันไม่ควรทำอย่างนั้น
The train has left. รถไฟออกไปแล้ว
Has the teacher come out yet? ครูออกมาแล้วหรือยัง
I have been a teacher for ten years. ฉันเป็นครูมาสิบปีแล้ว
How many years have you been a teacher? คุณเป็นครูมาได้กี่ปีแล้ว
I have been a teacher more than a year already. ผมเป็นครูมาได้ปีกว่าแล้ว

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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