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"old" in Thai

เก่า
Old. The Thai for "old" is "เก่า".
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Notes

This word is used primarily for things which are old. It is only used with people in the sense of former or previous (e.g. "he is an old colleague of mine" = "he is a former colleague of mine"). For people or animals who are old (in age) you should rather use old (for people or animals).

Summary

The Thai translation for “old” is เก่า.

See also

Recording English Thai Learn
old (for people or animals) แก่
ancient; old-fashioned โบราณ
old (formal) ชรา

Examples of "old" in use

There are 20 examples of the Thai word for "old" being used:
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There was no one in that old house. ไม่มีใครอยู่ในบ้านเก่าหลังนั้น
a pile of old books กองหนังสือเก่า
The sink in my house is very old. อ่างล้างหน้าที่บ้านฉันเก่ามาก
Ayutthaya is the name of an old city of Thailand. อยุธยาเนี่ยเป็นชื่อเมืองเก่าของประเทศไทยนะคะ
Hugh has a slightly old motorbike. คุณฮิวจ์มีรถมอร์เตอร์ไซค์เก่านิดหน่อย
That building is very old. ตึกนั้นเก่ามาก
um...the old city of Ayutthaya is massive. เอ่อ.. เมืองเก่าที่อยุธยาก็ใหญ่โต
an old alarm clock on a table นาฬิกาปลุกเก่าบนโต๊ะ
I ran across my old teacher on the street. ผมวิ่งสวนครูเก่าบนถนน
I want to throw away all the old toys. ผมอยากจะโละของเล่นเก่า

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a pile of old books,
an old alarm clock on a table,
an old notebook,
an old thai bus,
Are you really thinking of buying that old car?,
Ayutthaya is the name of an old city of Thailand.,
Go to the old city. (male polite form),
Hugh has a slightly old motorbike.,
I ran across my old teacher on the street.,
I think that it is old.,
I want to throw away all the old toys.,
It’s an old TV that still works.,
nine old pictures,
That building is very old.,
The sink in my house is very old.,
The wine is definitely old.,
There was no one in that old house.,
This house is too old.,
um...the old city of Ayutthaya is massive.,
Where is the old city?
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