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"already" in Thai

แล้ว
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Summary

The Thai translation for “already” is แล้ว.

Pronounced the same

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so แล้ว

See also

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to turn เลี้ยว

Examples of "already" in use

There are 447 examples of the Thai word for "already" being used:
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Tom and I’ve been friends for many years. ทอมกับผมเป็นเพื่อนกันมาหลายปีแล้ว
I don’t want anything else. ผมไม่ต้องการอะไรอีกแล้ว
What time is it already? กี่โมงแล้ว
I have been in Thailand two years already. ผมอยู่เมืองไทยมาได้สองปีแล้ว
How many years have you been in Thailand? คุณอยู่เมืองไทยมาได้กี่ปีแล้ว
Does he know how to drive yet? (male polite form) เขาขับรถเป็นแล้วหรือยังครับ
I already know how to drive but he doesn’t yet. ผมขับรถเป็นแล้วแต่เขายังไม่เป็น
I’ve been thinking about this for a few months. ผมคิดเรื่องนี้มาสองสามเดือนแล้ว
I’ve got it. ได้แล้ว
I got it. (female speaker) ฉันได้รับแล้ว

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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?,
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?,
Do you have a family yet? (male polite form)
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