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¡è͹  gaawnL
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1.¡è͹gaawnLbefore; earlier; time gone by; prior to; in advance of; ahead of time; previously; formerly; initially; beforehand; firstly
2.¡è͹gaawnL[placed after a verb] temporarily, a while, a few seconds, a moment
3.ÁÒ¡è͹maaM gaawnLin advance; previously; [Thai suffix corresponding to the English prefix] "pre-"

pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thai¡è͹
IPAkɔ̀ːn
Royal Thai General Systemkon

1. common Thai word   [adverb]
definition
before; earlier; time gone by; prior to; in advance of; ahead of time; previously; formerly; initially; beforehand; firstly

examples¡è͹¡Ó˹´gaawnL gahmM nohtLearly; before an appointed time; premature
¡è͹·ÕègaawnL theeFbefore
¡è͹Áѹ¨Ð¡Ñ´¤¹gaawnL manM jaL gatL khohnMBefore it bites someone,
¡è͹àÇÅÒgaawnL waehM laaMearly; before the time
¡è͹˹éÒ¹ÕégaawnL naaF neeHformer times
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gaawnL naaF neeH meeM siiangR thuaangH dtingM maiF henR duayF gapL gaanM bpeertL haiF lohngM bpraL chaaM maH dtiL raangF ratH thamM maH nuunM
"Prior to this time, a protest was voiced opposing the holding of a referendum on the draft constitution."
¡è͹Í×è¹gaawnL euunLfirst of all, first and foremost
¤ÃÑé§¡è͹khrangH gaawnLlast time
¤ÅÍ´¡è͹¡Ó˹´khlaawtF gaawnL gahmM nohtLpremature birth
¤Ô´Åèǧ˹éÒäÇé¡è͹khitH luaangF naaF waiH gaawnLto premeditate; premeditated
¡ÒäԴÅèǧ˹éÒäÇé¡è͹gaanM khitH luaangF naaF waiH gaawnLpremeditation
¤Ø³¤ÇõÃǨ´ÙÂÍ´à§Ô¹ã¹ºÑ­ªÕ¤Ø³¡è͹(ÇèÒÁÕà·èÒäËÃè)
khoonM khuaanM dtruaatL duuM yaawtF ngernM naiM banM cheeM khoonM gaawnL waaF meeM thaoF raiL
"You should check the balance in your account first (to see how much you have)"
ªÔ§ÊØ¡¡è͹ËèÒÁchingM sookL gaawnL haamLto act prematurely; to do something before its time.
à´×͹¡è͹deuuanM gaawnLlast month
áµè¡è͹dtaaeL gaawnLbefore now; previously; formerly; in the past
áµè¡ÒÅ¡è͹dtaaeL gaanM gaawnLearly
㹤ÃÑé§¡è͹naiM khrangH gaawnLsometime
»Ò§¡è͹bpaangM gaawnLpreviously
»Õ¡è͹bpeeM gaawnLlast year; a year in the past
ÁÒ¡è͹maaM gaawnL[placed at the end of a sentence to indicate past tense; used with the auxiliary verb à¤Â ]
àÁ×èÍ¡è͹meuuaF gaawnLformerly; previously; before; earlier
àÁ×èÍà´×͹¡è͹meuuaF deuuanM gaawnLlast month; in a prior month; in a month gone by
àÁ×èÍÇѹ¡è͹meuuaF wanM gaawnLsome days ago; the other day
àÁ×èÍÍÒ·ÔµÂì¡è͹meuuaF aaM thit[y]H gaawnLlast week
äÁèà¤Â¾ºàËç¹ÁÒ¡è͹㹪ÕÇÔµ
maiF kheeuyM phohpH henR maaM gaawnL naiM cheeM witH
have never encountered before in life; have a unique experience
Çѹ¡è͹wanM gaawnLday before
È¡¡è͹sohkL gaawnLformer times; past years
ÊÁÑ¡è͹saL maiR gaawnLin former times; formerly; in olden days; in the old days
ÊÔ·¸Ô¼èҹ仡è͹sitL thiH phaanL bpaiM gaawnLpriority (in driving)
àÊÕ¡è͹siiaR gaawnLfirst; beforehand
ÍÒ·ÔµÂì¡è͹aaM thit[y]H gaawnLlast week
sample
sentences
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graL saaeR khaaoL theeF aawkL maaM thahmM haiF phakH thangH saawngR phakH dtaawngF fangM gaawnL dtatL sinR jaiM khaoF ruaamF ratH thaL baanM
"The information that emerged caused both parties to listen before making a decision regarding joining in the government."
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graL lohL baangM dtaayM chaaH graL lohL naaR dtaayM gaawnL
"The dull die fast; the smart die slow."
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gaawnL jaL bpaiM ginM khaaoF laaeoH laF
"I should have eaten already."
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gaawnL phohmR bpaiM phohmR maiF daiF rapH johtL maayR khaawngR khoonM
"Before I left, I did not receive your letter."
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gaanM graL thahmM khaawngR khoonM yaayM nanH gaawL haiF geertL sahmR neukH khwaamM bpenM neuuaH diaaoM ganM gapL khohnM euunL thaaemR bpenM khohnM euunL seungF khoonM yaayM maiF daiF ruuH jakL makH khoonH maaM gaawnL duayF
"The work of these two women created a feeling of solidarity with others; in addition, these were people with whom the two women had not been previously acquainted."
à¢Òà´ÕëÂǹÕéäÁèàËÁ×͹¡Ñºà¢Òáµè¡è͹
khaoR diaaoR neeH maiF meuuanR gapL khaoR dtaaeL gaawnL
At this time he is not like he once was.
à¢ÒàÃÕ¹´¹µÃÕ·Õè»ÃÐà·ÈÍѧ¡ÄÉàÁ×èÍÊͧ»Õ¡è͹
khaoR riianM dohnM dtreeM theeF bpraL thaehtF angM gritL meuuaF saawngR bpeeM gaawnL
"He studied music in England two years ago."
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khohnM jeenM ginM khaaoF duayF gaanM ginM gapL bplaaoL bplaaoL gaawnL pheuuaF ruuH rohtH khaawngR gapL yaangL dtemM theeF
Chinese people consume their meals by first eating their prepared dishes without rice in order to get the full taste of the dish.
¤¹´Õà´ÕëÂǹÕéäÁèàËÁ×͹¡Ñº¤¹´Õáµè¡è͹
khohnM deeM diaaoR neeH maiF meuuanR gapL khohnM deeM dtaaeL gaawnL
A good person at present is not like a good person in the past.
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khaawyF chaiH khaawnH khaL naatL mawL meuuM khaawngR changF dtohpL dtaengL haiF daiF lakH saL naL dooyM aaM saiR dtaoM phaoR haiF lekL aawnL dtuaaM gaawnL dteeM chehnF ganM
Little by little, hammers of various appropriate sizes are used and the blade smith obtains the correct characteristics (of the knife) with the kiln softening the metal each time before it is hammered.
§Ò¹à¢éÒÁÒ¨¹Åé¹·ÓäÁè·Ñ¹ à»ç¹¤ÇÒÁÁËÑȨÃÃÂì·ÕèäÁèà¤Â¾ºàËç¹ÁÒ¡è͹㹪ÕÇÔµ
ngaanM khaoF maaM johnM lohnH thahmM maiF thanM bpenM khwaamM maH hatL jan[y]M theeF maiF kheeuyM phohpH henR maaM gaawnL naiM cheeM witH
"The work is coming in so fast that we cannot keep up; it is an amazing situation that we have never encountered before in our lives."
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chanR naawnM gaawnL chanR jeungM dteuunL chaaoH
I went to sleep before [it happened], so I woke up early.
áµèàÃÒµéͧ¡ÅѺÁÒà»ÅÕ蹪ش¡è͹
dtaaeL raoM dtaawngF glapL maaM bpliianL chootH gaawnL
[a discussion prior to swimming] "But we'll have to go back home and change our clothes first."
áµèÍÁµÇÒ¨Ò·Ò§¡ÒÃàÁ×ͧ¢Í§ Á.Ã.Ç.¤Ö¡Ä·¸Ôì»ÃÒâÁª¡ÙäÁè¡ÅÑÇÁÖ§ àÁ×èÍËÅÒÂÊÔº»Õ¡è͹ ¡ç´Ù¨ÐËǹ¡ÅѺÁÒ¡éͧ¡Ñ§ÇÒ¹ÍÂÙè
dtaaeL aL maH dtaL waaM jaaM thaangM gaanM meuuangM khaawngR maH raH waH kheuH gritL bpraaM mohtF guuM maiF gluaaM meungM meuuaF laayR sipL bpeeM gaawnL gawF duuM jaL huaanR glapL maaM gaawngF gangM waanM yuuL
"However, the immortal words of M.R. Khukrit Pramote, 'I am not afraid of you!' from many years ago return to reverberate once again."
¼Á¤Ô´ÇèÒ ¼ÁäÁèà¤ÂàËç¹Ã¶¤Ñ¹¹Ñé¹·Õè¹ÕèÁÒ¡è͹àÅÂ
phohmR khitH waaF phohmR maiF kheeuyM henR rohtH khanM nanH theeF neeF maaM gaawnL leeuyM
[spoken by a male] "I don’t think that car has ever been here before."
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phaoR lekL haiF daaengM chaanR gaawnL nahmM maaM dteeM bohnM thangF lekL duayF khaawnH bpaaetL bpaawn[d]M
(The blade smith) would heat the metal until it was bright red prior to it being taken to the metal anvil for beating with an eight pound hammer;
ÁÒ¡è͹ä¡è
maaM gaawnL gaiL
"Come before the chicken." — to arrive very early in the morning."
ÁÕ˹͹ºè͹äÊé áͺ¹ÓÊӹǹä»à»Ô´à¼ÂãËé¼Ùé¶Ù¡¡ÅèÒÇËÒÃѺÃÙé¡è͹
meeM naawnR baawnL saiF aaepL nahmM sahmR nuaanM bpaiM bpeertL pheeuyR haiF phuuF thuukL glaaoL haaR rapH ruuH gaawnL
"We have a double agent who stealthily provides case files and reveals (such information) to the accused persons."
àÁ×èÍÊͧÍÒ·ÔµÂì¡è͹¼Á¢ÒÂö¤Ñ¹à¡èÒ仨Ы×éͤѹãËÁèàÃçÇ æ ¹Õé
meuuaF saawngR aaM thit[y]H gaawnL phohmR khaayR rohtH khanM gaoL bpaiM jaL seuuH khanM maiL reoM reoM neeH
"I sold my old car two weeks ago. I will buy a new one soon."
Ãͧ¹Ò¡ÃѰÁ¹µÃÕÊÑè§ãËéà¨éÒ˹éÒ·ÕèàÃè§ÃÑ´ÍÍ¡¡®ËÁÒÂà¡ÕèÂǡѺ¤ÇÒÁ»ÅÍ´ÀÑ·ҧªÕÇÀÒ¾ ¡è͹·Õè¨Ðãªé»ÃÐ⪹ì¨Ò¡¨ÕàÍçÁâÍã¹ÀҤʹÒÁ
raawngM naaM yohkH ratH mohnM dtreeM sangL haiF jaoF naaF theeF rehngF ratH aawkL gohtL maayR giaaoL gapL khwaamM bplaawtL phaiM thaangM cheeM waH phaapF gaawnL theeF jaL chaiH bpraL yoht[n]L jaakL jeeM emM ohM naiM phaakF saL naamR
"The Assistant Prime Minister ordered that officials accelerate their issuance of laws regarding biological safety before utilizing GMO products in the field."
ÃÍà´ÕëÂÇ æ ¡è͹
raawM diaaoR diaaoR gaawnL
"Wait a moment."
àÃÒ·Óá¡§à¹×é͡ѹÁÒ¡è͹¨ÐÁÕã¤ÃàÅÕé§ÇÑÇäÇéàª×Í´¹Õè¤ÃѺ à¹×éÍÇÑÇ·Ø¡¡ÔâÅ¡ÃÑÁ ÅéǹÁÒ¨Ò¡ÇÑÇá¡è·Õè»Å´ÃÐÇÒ§¨Ò¡äÃè¹Ò·Ñé§¹Ñé¹
raoM thahmM gaaengM neuuaH ganM maaM gaawnL jaL meeM khraiM liiangH wuaaM waiH cheuuatF neeF khrapH neuuaH wuaaM thookH giL lohM gramM luaanH maaM jaakL wuaaM gaaeL theeF bplohtL raH waangM jaakL raiF naaM thangH nanH
"We used to make beef curry before anyone raised cattle for slaughter; every kilogram of meat consumed came from old oxen who had retired from plowing fields."
àÃ×Í·Ø¡ÅӨеéͧ¼èÒ¹ªèͧ᤺Íѧ¡ÄÉ¡è͹ áÅéǤèÍÂä»¶Ö§Å͹´Í¹
reuuaM thookH lahmM jaL dtaawngF phaanL chaawngF khaaepF angM gritL gaawnL laaeoH khaawyF bpaiM theungR laawnM daawnM
"All ships have to go through the English Channel before reaching London."
ÍÂèÒªÔ§ÊØ¡¡è͹ËèÒÁ
yaaL chingM sookL gaawnL haamL
"Early ripe, early rotten."
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yaaL dteeM dtohnM bpaiM gaawnL khaiF
"To cross the bridge when you come to it."
àÍÒÁÒãËé©Ñ¹´Ù¡è͹
aoM maaM haiF chanR duuM gaawnL
"Bring it and let me see it first."
2.   [adverb]
definition
[placed after a verb] temporarily, a while, a few seconds, a moment

examples¢Í©Ñ¹¤Ô´¡è͹khaawR chanR khitH gaawnLlet me think...
¤Ô´¡è͹khitH gaawnLlet me think first
àªÔ­¡è͹cheernM gaawnL"please go before" — "after you"
à´ÕëÂÇ¡è͹diaaoR diaaoR gaawnL"Please wait." — "Just a minute." — "Wait for a moment."
ºÍ¡¡è͹baawkL gaawnL(I’ll) tell (you) beforehand; Tell me first (and I’ll tell you)
½Ò¡äÇé¡è͹faakL waiH gaawnLto let a debt or account ride
¾Íá¤è¹Õé¡è͹¹ÐphaawM khaaeF neeH gaawnL naHgoodbye (said on telephone)
ÅÒ¡è͹laaM gaawnLgoodbye; bye
Çѹ¹Õéá¤è¹Õé¡è͹wanM neeH khaaeF neeH gaawnLthat's all for now; that's it for today
ËÂØ´¡è͹yootL gaawnL[used with both a person or horse] whoa!
sample
sentences
¡ÅѺ仺éÒ¹¡è͹´Õ¡ÇèÒ
glapL bpaiM baanF gaawnL deeM gwaaL
"I had better go home first."
ã¡Åé¶Ö§àÇÅÒÊè§ÃÒ§ҹáÅéÇ à¢Ò¨Ö§ÅÍ¡º·¤ÇÒÁã¹¹ÔµÂÊÒÃÊ觤ÃÙà¾×è͢ѴµÒ·Ñ¾ä»¾ÅÒ§ æ ¡è͹
glaiF theungR waehM laaM sohngL raayM ngaanM laaeoH khaoR jeungM laawkF bohtL khwaamM naiM nitH dtaL yaH saanR sohngL khruuM pheuuaF khatL dtaaM thapH bpaiM phlaangM phlaangM gaawnL
"As the due date for the report is drawing near, he resorts to a quick fix by copying an article from a magazine to turn it in."
´Ù¡è͹
duuM gaawnL
[Ancient] "Look!" — "Behold!"
3. ÁÒ¡è͹  maaM gaawnL  [prefix, adverb]
definition
in advance; previously; [Thai suffix corresponding to the English prefix] "pre-"

exampleäÁèÁÕ¡ÒÃÇÒ§á¼¹ÁÒ¡è͹maiF meeM gaanM waangM phaaenR maaM gaawnLunplanned; impromptu; impromptu; unprepared; ad-lib; extemporaneous; improvised; offhand; off the cuff (informal); spontaneous; unrehearsed; unscripted
sample
sentences
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phohmR kheeuyM thahmM khwaamM phitL yangM neeH maaM gaawnL meuuaF aaM yooH naawyH gwaaL neeH
"I used to make that mistake more when I was younger."
ËÒ¡ã¤ÃäÁèÃÙé¨Ò¡ÁÒ¡è͹ ¤§äÁèàª×èÍËÃÍ¡ÇèÒ á¡èà¤Âà»ç¹¤ÃÙ «éÓÊ׺àª×éÍÊÒ¼Ùé´Õ
haakL khraiM maiF ruuH jaakL maaM gaawnL khohngM maiF cheuuaF raawkL waaF gaaeL kheeuyM bpenM khruuM sahmH seuupL cheuuaH saayR phuuF deeM
"Whoever hadn’t known him before probably wouldn’t believe that he had been a teacher, and from a wellborn family."

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