Time นานๆ ที naan-naan tii
once in a while, rarely adverb
- naan mid
- naan mid
- tii mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
How to use it
นานๆ ทีnaan-naan tii, "a time after a long, long while", is "once in a long while". The everyday way to say you rarely do something, though, is ไม่ค่อยmâi kâwy, "not very", before the verb: ไม่ค่อยได้ไปmâi kâwy dâi bpai, I hardly ever go. "Never" is ไม่เคยmâi koei.
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:
- nan nan thi
- naan naan tee
- nan nan tee
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