รุ่นก่อน(rûn gòn)
Meanings
1NounB1
previous generation; predecessor
the generation of people that came before the current one; predecessors.
Examples
คนรุ่นก่อนkon rûn gònคนรุ่นก่อนkon rûn gònolder generation; previous generationมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความอดทนkwaam òt tonความอดทนkwaam òt ton1patience; tolerance2endurance; staminaมากกว่าmâak gwàaมากกว่าmâak gwàa1more; to a greater degree2more than; over (with numbers/amounts)3[to] exceed; be greater thanคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleสมัยนี้sà-măi néeสมัยนี้sà-măi née1nowadays; these days2the present time; current era3present-day; modern (modifier)
The previous generation was more patient than people today.
2NounB1
previous model; earlier version
an earlier model or version of a product, such as a car or phone.
Examples
โทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàp1mobile phone; cellphone (colloquial)2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3telephone; phoneของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsรุ่นก่อนrûn gònรุ่นก่อนrûn gòn1previous generation; predecessor2previous model; earlier versionแต่ยังdtàe yangแต่ยังdtàe yangbut still; yetใช้ได้chái dâiใช้ได้chái dâi1usable; serviceable2acceptable; satisfactory; decent3valid; permitted4fairly; quite; reasonably5Not bad! Pretty good!6applicable; applies; holds trueดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4it’s best; better (advisory tone)5gall; bile
My phone is a previous model, but it still works well.
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รุ่นก่อนrûn gònรุ่นก่อนrûn gònprevious generation; predecessor