ขณะ
kà-nà[ ขะ-หฺนะ ]
Very common
RareEveryday
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In a nutshell
'A moment,' 'while' — a thin slice of passing time.
- Nounof Pali/Sanskrit originBuilt up from ขณะ14ขณะที่kà-nà têewhen,while,asVery commonLearn this earlyขณะนี้kà-nà néeat this time,at this momentVery commonLearn this earlyขณะเดียวกันkà-nà diieow ganat the same time,meanwhileOften heardWorth learningในขณะnai kà-nàwhile,meanwhileOften heardWorth learningขณะนั้นkà-nà nánat that time,at that momentOften heardWorth learningชั่วขณะchûua kà-nàfor a moment,for a time,for a whileOften heardWorth learningทุกขณะtúk kà-nàall the time,all time,at all timesOften heardWorth learningขณะหนึ่งkà-nà nèungmoment,instant,whileOccasionalNot a priority to learnUsed in real sentencesSentence translations focus on natural phrasing in context, so they may differ slightly from literal dictionary definitions.ลมปะทะใบหน้าของฉันขณะขี่จักรยานlom bpà-tá bai nâa kŏng chăn kà-nà kèe jàk-grà-yaanThe wind hits my face as I ride the bike.เธออ่านนิตยสารขณะรอter àan nít-dtà-yá-săan kà-nà rorShe reads a magazine while waiting.พวกเราคุยเรื่องสิ่งที่ทำในวันหยุดสุดสัปดาห์ขณะดื่มกาแฟpûuak rao kui rêuuang sìng têe tam nai wan yùt sùt sàp-daa kà-nà dèum gaa-faeWe discussed our weekend doings over coffee.ปิดปากให้สนิทขณะเคี้ยวbpìt bpàak hâi sà-nìt kà-nà kíieowKeep your mouths closed while chewing.สุนัขแก่ตายอย่างสงบขณะหลับsù-nák gàe dtaai yàang sà-ngòp kà-nà làpThe old dog dies peacefully in its sleep.