ก่อนเลย
gòn loei
Meanings
1AdverbB1
first; before anything else
used to say that something should be done first, before other things; emphasizes doing it ahead of other tasks
Examples
กลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] turn over/flip/reverse2contrary; on the contrary3[to] return; go/come back4back; in returnถึงบ้านtĕung bâanถึงบ้านtĕung bâan[to] arrive homeแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightทำการบ้านtam gaan bâanทำการบ้านtam gaan bâan1[to] do homework2[to] prepare oneself; [to] do researchก่อนเลยgòn loeiก่อนเลยgòn loei1first; before anything else2you first; go aheadนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
When you get home, you have to do your homework first, okay?
2InterjectionB1
you first; go ahead
used to tell [sb] to proceed before others or to start doing something
Examples
คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ก่อนเลยgòn loeiก่อนเลยgòn loei1first; before anything else2you first; go aheadครับkrápครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particleผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)รีบrêepรีบrêep1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; rushed3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)
You go ahead, I'm not in a hurry.
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ก่อนเลยgòn loeiก่อนเลยgòn loeifirst; before anything else