ทันการณ์
tan gaan
Meanings
1NounB2
timely; opportune
Happening at a suitable, opportune, or critical time; well-timed.
Examples
รายงานข่าวraai-ngaan kàaoรายงานข่าวraai-ngaan kàao1news report; news segment2[to] report the newsของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsออกมาòk maaออกมาòk maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outทันการณ์tan gaanทันการณ์tan gaan1timely; opportune2in time; just in timeทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleเข้าใจkâo jaiเข้าใจkâo jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to be] understanding (of [sb])3[to] assume; take sth to be trueสถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaanสถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaan1scenario; situation context2situation; circumstancesได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)อย่างรวดเร็วyàang rûuat-reoอย่างรวดเร็วyàang rûuat-reoquickly; rapidly; swiftly
His news report came out at an opportune time, allowing people to understand the situation quickly.
2NounB2
in time; just in time
In time or just in time, especially to meet a need or prevent a negative outcome.
Examples
โชคดีที่chôhk dee têeโชคดีที่chôhk dee têeluckily; fortunatelyเพื่อนบ้านpêuuan bâanเพื่อนบ้านpêuuan bâan1neighbor (person)2neighboring (country/area) (attributive)โทรแจ้งtoh jâengโทรแจ้งtoh jâeng1[to] notify by phone2[to] report by phone (to authorities)ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)ทันการณ์tan gaanทันการณ์tan gaan1timely; opportune2in time; just in timeก่อนที่gòn têeก่อนที่gòn têebefore (introducing a clause)ขโมยkà-mŏoyขโมยkà-mŏoy1[to] steal2thiefจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เข้าไปในkâo bpai naiเข้าไปในkâo bpai nai[to] go into [sth]; [to] enter [sth]บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)
Luckily, the neighbor called the police just in time before the thief could get inside the house.
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ทันการณ์tan gaanทันการณ์tan gaantimely; opportune