นานๆ ครั้ง(naan-naan kráng)
Meanings
1AdverbB1
rarely; seldom
Rarely; seldom; once in a while; not happening very often.
Examples
ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ดูหนังdoo nǎngดูหนังdoo nǎng[to] watch a movieที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotโรงหนังrohng năngโรงหนังrohng năngmovie theater; cinemaนานๆnaan naanนานๆnaan naanrarely; once in a whileครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1classifier for occurrences or times2time; occasion; instance3turn (one’s turn to do something)ถึงจะtĕung jàถึงจะtĕung jà1only if; only when; not until2even if; even though; although (often with ก็)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)
I don't really like watching movies at the cinema. I only go once in a while.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
นานๆnaan naanนานๆnaan naanrarely; once in a while
rarely; once in a while
นานๆ ทีnaan-naan teeนานๆ ทีnaan-naan teeonce in a while
once in a while
ไม่บ่อยmâi bòiไม่บ่อยmâi bòinot often; rarely
not often; rarely
นานทีปีหนnaan tee bpee hŏnนานทีปีหนnaan tee bpee hŏnonce in a blue moon; rarely
once in a blue moon; rarely
ห่างๆhàang hàangห่างๆhàang hàang1at a distance; from afar2infrequently; every now and then3casually; not closely involved4sparsely; far apart
- at a distance; from afar
- infrequently; every now and then
- casually; not closely involved
- sparsely; far apart
Word Breakdown
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นานๆ ครั้งnaan-naan krángนานๆ ครั้งnaan-naan krángrarely; seldom