กาลนาน

gaan-lá-naan

Meanings

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 (formal/official)ตำนานdtam naanตำนานdtam naan1legend; myth; lore2legendary figure; icon3chronicle; historical record (archaic/lit.)เล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeสมบัติsŏm-bàtสมบัติsŏm-bàt1property; possessions; assets; belongings2treasure; valuables3property; attribute; quality (of a thing)4virtue; good quality; merit (of a person)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)ซ่อนsônซ่อนsôn1[to] hide [sth]2[to] conceal; keep secretไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveเป็นเวลาbpen 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.
2AdverbB2

for a long time; for ages

For a long time; for ages.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)รอrorรอror1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herอยู่ที่yòo têeอยู่ที่yòo têe1[to] be at; be located at2[to] depend on; be up to3[to] be at (a level/amount)นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (near the speaker)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)กาลนานgaan-lá-naanกาลนานgaan-lá-naan1a long time; long period; ages2for a long time; for agesมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)เมื่อไหร่mêuua-ràiเมื่อไหร่mêuua-rài1when? (question word)2whenever; every time thatจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)มาถึงmaa tŭengมาถึงmaa tŭeng1[to] arrive (somewhere)2[to] reach; come to (time/stage/topic)3[to] come to (someone’s turn/time)
I've been waiting here for you for ages. When will you arrive?

Related Words

Word Breakdown

กาลgaanกาลgaan1time; period; era [formal/literary]2tense (grammar) [formal/literary]Part 1
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นานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)Part 2
กาลนานgaan-lá-naanกาลนานgaan-lá-naana long time; long period; ages