ที่แล้ว
têe láeo
Meanings
1ClassifierA2
last; previous (postposed)
happening before the present; the one before now (used after nouns or classifiers, e.g., ปีที่แล้วปีที่แล้วbpee têe láew1last year; the previous year2last year (time marker), ครั้งที่แล้วครั้งที่แล้วkráng têe láeothe last time; the previous time)
Examples
ปีที่แล้วbpee têe láewปีที่แล้วbpee têe láew1last year; the previous year2last year (time marker)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitทะเลtá-layทะเลtá-lay1sea2seaside; the beach
Last year, I went to the beach.
2NounA2
ago (postposed after duration)
used after a time amount to mean before now (e.g., สองวันที่แล้ว = two days ago)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโทรหาtoh hăaโทรหาtoh hăa[to] call/phone [sb]ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)หนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)ชั่วโมงchûua-mohngชั่วโมงchûua-mohng1hour (60 minutes)2classifier: hours of timeที่แล้วtêe láeoที่แล้วtêe láeo1last; previous (postposed)2ago (postposed after duration)
He called me an hour ago.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ที่ผ่านมาtêe pàan maaที่ผ่านมาtêe pàan maa1past; previous; last (time already passed)2previously; earlier; so far (context-dependent)
- past; previous; last (time already passed)
- previously; earlier; so far (context-dependent)
ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; former
- before; earlier; previously; first
- previous; prior; former
Word Breakdown
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ที่แล้วtêe láeoที่แล้วtêe láeolast; previous (postposed)