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Last (last week, last year) in Thai

“Last (last week, last year)” in Thai is ที่แล้วtîi-láew.

ที่แล้ว tîi-láew

last (month, year) adjective

  • tîi falling
  • láew high
  • Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
  • High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.

It goes after the time word: เดือนที่แล้วduean tîi-láew (last month), ปีที่แล้วbpii tîi-láew (last year), อาทิตย์ที่แล้วaa-tít tîi-láew (last week).

Taught in Unit 21 · Lesson 2: Telling the story of the free course.

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Other spellings you'll see

There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:

  • thi laew
  • tee laew

More time in Thai

All time
  • วันนี้ wan-níi Today
  • พรุ่งนี้ prûng-níi Tomorrow
  • คืนนี้ kuuen-níi Tonight
  • ตอนนี้ dtawn-níi Now

    now, right now

  • เดี๋ยว dǐaw In a moment
  • ทีหลัง tii-lǎng Later

    later, afterwards

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