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How to say in the old days
in Thai
สมัยก่อน
sà-mǎi-gàawn
in the old days
sà lowmǎi risinggàawn low
Nostalgic: สมัยก่อนไม่มีรถไฟฟ้า 'there was no skytrain in the old days'.
- Part of speech
- adv
In a sentence
- สมัยก่อนกรุงเทพไม่มีรถไฟฟ้าsà-mǎi-gàawn grung-têep mâi mii rót-fai-fáaIn the old days Bangkok had no skytrain.
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 สมัยก่อน 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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