กาลก่อน(gaan gòn)

Meanings

1AdverbB1

in the past; formerly

in the past; in former times; long ago.

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)กาลก่อนgaan gònกาลก่อนgaan gòn1in the past; formerly2former times; the pastالناسเดินทางdern taangเดินทางdern taang1[to] travel; make a journey2travel; a journey (act of traveling) [formal/literary as noun]ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toรถม้าrót máaรถม้าrót máahorse-drawn carriage; coach
Long ago, people traveled by horse-drawn carriage.
2NounB2

former times; the past

the past; former times; a long-ago period (literary).

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillสนใจsŏn jaiสนใจsŏn jai1[to] be interested (in) [sth/sb]2[to] pay attention to; be attentive toศึกษาsèuk-săaศึกษาsèuk-săa1[to] study; learn2[to] research; investigate3[to] consider; look intoประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàat1history (academic field)2history; past eventsของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsกาลก่อนgaan gònกาลก่อนgaan gòn1in the past; formerly2former times; the pastเป็นพิเศษbpen pí-sètเป็นพิเศษbpen pí-sèt1especially; particularly2specially; as an exception3exceptionally; unusually
He is particularly interested in studying the history of former times.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

กาลgaanกาลgaan1time; period; era [formal/literary]2tense (grammar) [formal/literary]Part 1
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ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerPart 2
กาลก่อนgaan gònกาลก่อนgaan gònin the past; formerly