กาลนาน
gaan-lá-naanMeanings
1NounB2
a long time; long period; ages
A long period of time; ages. (Often used in literature or formal contexts).
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตำนานdtam naanตำนานdtam naan1legend; myth; lore2legendary figure; icon3chronicle; historical accountเล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)3question or topic particle (literary)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeสมบัติsŏm-bàtสมบัติsŏm-bàt1property; possessions; assets; belongings2treasure; valuables3property; attribute; quality (of a thing)4virtue; good quality; merit (of a person)นี้néeนี้née1this2this oneถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)ซ่อนsônซ่อนsôn1[to] hide [sth]2[to] hide oneself; be hidden3[to] conceal; keep secretไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3[to] leave (something) as is4marks retention or maintenance of a state5[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)เป็นเวลาbpen way-laaเป็นเวลาbpen way-laa1for (a duration)2regularly; on a scheduleกาลนานgaan-lá-naanกาลนานgaan-lá-naan1a long time; long period; ages2for a long time; for ages
Legend says this treasure was hidden for a long period of time.
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หลังจากlăng jàakผ่านพ้นpàan pónช่วงเวลาchûuang way-laaอันanทุกข์ทรมานtúk tor-rá-maanที่têeยาวนานyaao naanราวกับraao gàpกาลนานgaan-lá-naanในที่สุดnai têe sùtเขาkăoก็gâwพบกับpóp gàpความสุขkwaam sùk
After enduring a tormenting period that felt like ages, he finally found happiness.
แม้máeจะjàผ่านไปpàan bpaiเป็นbpenกาลนานgaan-lá-naanความทรงจำkwaam song jamเกี่ยวกับgìiao gàpเหตุการณ์hèt gaanในnaiวันนั้นwan nánก็gâwยังคงyang kongชัดเจนchát-jenอยู่ในyòo naiใจjaiของkŏngชาวเมืองchaao meuuang
Even after a long period of time has passed, the memory of that day's events remains clear in the townspeople's hearts.
อารยธรรมaa-rá-yá-tamโบราณboh-raanล่มสลายlôm sà-lăaiไปbpaiเป็นbpenกาลนานgaan-lá-naanแล้วláeoทิ้งไว้tíng wáiเพียงpiiangซากปรักหักพังsâak bpràk hàk pangให้hâiคนรุ่นหลังkon rûn lăngได้dâiศึกษาsèuk-săa
The ancient civilization collapsed a long period of time ago, leaving only ruins for later generations to study.
2AdverbB2
for a long time; for ages
For a long time; for ages.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)รอrorรอror[to] waitเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herอยู่ที่yòo têeอยู่ที่yòo têe1[to] be at; be located at2[to] be at (a level/amount)3[to] depend on; be up toนี่nêeนี่nêe1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)กาลนานgaan-lá-naanกาลนานgaan-lá-naan1a long time; long period; ages2for a long time; for agesมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleเมื่อไหร่mêuua-ràiเมื่อไหร่mêuua-rài1when? (question word)2whenever; every time thatจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)มาถึงmaa tŭengมาถึงmaa tŭeng1[to] arrive (somewhere)2[to] reach; come to (time/stage/topic)
I've been waiting here for you for ages. When will you arrive?
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เขาkăoไม่ได้mâi dâaiติดต่อdtìt-dtòrมาmaaเลยloieกาลนานgaan-lá-naanจนjonฉันchănคิดว่าkít wâaเขาkăoลืมleuumฉันchănไปแล้วbpai láew
He hasn't contacted me for a long time, to the point I thought he had forgotten me.
เราraoไม่ได้mâi dâaiเจอกันjer ganกาลนานgaan-lá-naanแค่ไหนkâe năiแล้วláeoนะnáตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeเรียนจบriian jòpก็gâwไม่เคยmâi koieได้dâiนัดnátกันganเลยloie
How long has it been since we last met? We haven't gotten together at all since graduation.
ปัญหาbpan-hăaเรื่องrêuuangนี้néeคาราคาซังkaa-raa-kaa-sangมาmaaกาลนานgaan-lá-naanแต่dtàeก็gâwยังyangไม่มีmâi meeใครkraiสามารถsăa-mâatหาhăaทางแก้ไขtaang gâe kăiที่têeเด็ดขาดdèt kàatได้dâi
This problem has been lingering unresolved for a long time, yet no one has been able to find a definitive solution.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ล, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
กาลgaanกาลgaan1time; period; era [formal/literary]2tense (grammar)time; period; era [formal/literary]Part 1
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กาลนานgaan-lá-naanกาลนานgaan-lá-naana long time; long period; agesa long time; long period; agesWord