แล้วจึง

láew jeung

Meanings

1NounB1

then; and then; only then

A conjunction showing sequence with emphasis on order: 'then/and then', often meaning 'only then' after the first action is completed.

Examples

เขากินข้าวkăo gin kâaoเขากินข้าวkăo gin kâaohe/she eats rice; he/she is having a mealก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerแล้วจึงláew jeungแล้วจึงláew jeungthen; and then; only thenไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)โรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)
He ate first, and then he went to school.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)Part 1
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จึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)Part 2
แล้วจึงláew jeungแล้วจึงláew jeungthen; and then; only then