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¢³Ð  khaL naL
pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thai¢Ð-ËÚ¹Ð
IPAkʰànàʔ
Royal Thai General Systemkhana

common Thai word   [noun, conjunction]
definition
while; when; as; instant; moment, a short time; occasion; juncture; hour;

examples¡ÒâѺö¢³ÐÁÖ¹àÁÒgaanM khapL rohtH khaL naL meunM maoMdriving under the influence (DUI)
¢³Ðà´ÕÂǡѹkhaL naL diaaoM ganMat the same time; then; in the meantime; meanwhile; at once
¢³Ð·ÕèkhaL naL theeFat the moment when...
¢³Ð¹Ñé¹khaL naL nanHat that time; then; in (or during) those days
¢³Ð¹ÕékhaL naL neeHnow; at present; this moment
¢³Ð˹Öè§khaL naL neungLfor a (short) while; momentary; temporary; for the time being
¢ÑºÃ¶¢³ÐàÁÒkhapL rohtH khaL naL maoMdrunken driving
ªÑèÇ¢³ÐchuaaF khaL naLwhile
ã¹¢³Ð·ÕènaiM khaL naL theeFwhilst
sample
sentences
¢³Ð·ÕèÃѰºÒÅ»¯ÔÇѵԷËÒâͧä·Â¡ÓÅѧà»ç¹¸ØÃÐÊÃéÒ§à§×è͹ä¢ãËé¾Ã䪹ÐàÅ×Í¡µÑé§ãËéä´é ÃѰºÒÅÍѧ¡ÄÉ¡çà»ç¹¸ØÃзӧҹà¡éͧÕèà§èҾ͡ѹkhaL naL theeF ratH thaL baanM bpaL dtiL watH thaH haanR khaawngR thaiM gahmM langM bpenM thooH raH saangF ngeuuanF khaiR haiF phakH chaH naH leuuakF dtangF haiF daiF ratH thaL baanM angM gritL gawF bpenM thooH raH thahmM ngaanM guuhrF ngeeF ngaoF phaawM ganM"While the Thai revolutionary military government was busy setting conditions for a party to be able to win an election, the British government was busily involved in some very embarrassing and stupid activity of its own."
¤Óàµ×͹...ÍÂèÒÍèÒ¹¢³ÐÍÂÙ褹à´ÕÂÇ!khahmM dteuuanM yaaL aanL khaL naL yuuL khohnM diaaoM"Fair Warning: Don't read while you are alone!"
¹Ñ¡¸ØÃ¡Ô¨¨Ð¶¹Ñ´àÃ×èͧà¡ÁÃØ¡ ã¹¢³Ð·Õè¹Ñ¡àÈÃɰÈÒʵÃì¨Ð¶¹Ñ´à¡ÁÃѺnakH thooH raH gitL jaL thaL natL reuuangF gaehmM rookH naiM khaL naL theeF nakH saehtL thaL saat[dr]L jaL thaL natL gaehmM rapH"Businessmen are skilled at being aggressive whereas economists are good at being defensive."
ã¹¢³Ð·ÕèÁÕ¤ÇÒÁàËÅ×èÍÁÅéÓ·Ò§àÈÃɰ¡Ô¨ã¹Êѧ¤Á «Öè§·ÓãË餹ÍÕ¡ËÅÒÂÅéÒ¹à¢éÒäÁè¶Ö§â»ÃµÕ¹naiM khaL naL theeF meeM khwaamM leuuamL lahmH thaangM saehtL thaL gitL naiM sangR khohmM seungF thahmM haiF khohnM eekL laayR laanH khaoF maiF theungR bprohM dteenMAt the same time there is economic inequality in society which prevents many millions from access to protein.
àÃÒµéͧËÒ·Ò§à¾ÔèÁ¼Å¼ÅÔµµèÍäÃèãËéÁÒ¡¢Öé¹ à¾×èÍãËéä´é¼Å¼ÅÔµà¾ÔèÁÁÒ¡¢Öé¹ã¹¢³Ð·Õè¾×é¹·Õèà¾ÒлÅÙ¡ÁÕÍÂÙè¨Ó¡Ñ´raoM dtaawngF haaR thaangM pheermF phohnR phaL litH dtaawL raiF haiF maakF kheunF pheuuaF haiF daiF phohnR phaL litH pheermF maakF kheunF naiM khaL naL theeF pheuunH theeF phawH bpluukL meeM yuuL jahmM gatL"We must find a way to increase per acre production in order to have overall production increase because farm land itself is limited."
Êͧ¤¹¹Ñé¹¶Ö§¡Ñº¹éÓµÒ«ÖÁ ¢³Ð¾º»Ð¾Ù´¤ØÂ¡Ñºà´ç¡¹Ñ¡àÃÕ¹àÃÕ¹ ¤¹ ·Õèµéͧ¡ÅÒÂà»ç¹à´ç¡¡Ó¾ÃéÒ¾èÍáÁèàÊÕ¾è;èÍáÁè¨Ò¡âÈ¡¹Ò¯¡ÃÃÁ¤Å×è¹ÂÑ¡ÉìsaawngR khohnM nanH theungR gapL nahmH dtaaM seumM khaL naL phohpH bpaL phuutF khuyM gapL dekL nakH riianM riianM khohnM theeF dtaawngF glaayM bpenM dekL gahmM phraaH phaawF maaeF siiaR phaawF phaawF maaeF jaakL sohkL gaL naatF dtaL gamM khleuunF yak[s]H"The two of them welled up with tears while they met with and talked to thirty orphaned students who lost both parents from the tsunami tragedy."
ÍÂèÒ§äáçµÒÁ ¨¹¢³Ð¹Õé᡹¹Ó¾ÃäÂѧäÁèÂÍÁµÍºÃѺà·ÕºàªÔ­¨Ò¡¾Ã䢹ҴàÅç¡ÍÂèÒ§à»ç¹·Ò§¡ÒÃyaangL raiM gawF dtaamM johnM khaL naL neeH gaaenM nahmM phakH yangM maiF yaawmM dtaawpL rapH thiiapF cheernM jaakL phakH khaL naatL lekH yaangL bpenM thaangM gaanM"In any event to date the party leadership has not yet received an official response from the smaller parties to its invitation."
special
note
This word contains an initial consonant cluster which follows the general clustered consonant tone rule. This is the common case for clusters in which: As shown in the phonemic transcription result, the tone of the syllable as a whole is determined by the consonant class of the first consonant in the cluster.

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