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How to say before (doing)
in Thai
ก่อนที่จะ
gàawn-tîi-jà
before (doing)
gàawn lowtîi fallingjà low
ก่อนที่จะ + verb. In speech ที่ or จะ often drop: ก่อนจะ, ก่อนมา.
- Part of speech
- conj
In a sentence
- ก่อนที่จะมาเมืองไทย ผมไม่เคยกินเผ็ดgàawn-tîi-jà maa mueang-tai pǒm mâi kooei gin pètBefore coming to Thailand I'd never eaten spicy food.
From the same situation: Telling stories
- ตอนแรกat first
- หลังจากนั้นafter that
- ต่อมาlater on, subsequently
- ในที่สุดin the end, finally
- ทีหลังlater, afterwards
- ตอนนั้นat that time, back then
- วันหนึ่งone day
- ครั้งหนึ่งonce (on one occasion)
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Jingjok teaches ก่อนที่จะ with audio, the tone drawn on screen, and a check on your own voice. Tell a story from beginning to end: set the scene, order the events, add the twist, say how it felt, and keep a listener hooked.
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