No. 289 in Thai
วาน
"วาน" means "to ask for help" or "request" in English.
In a sentence
เมื่อวันวานฉันไปตลาดกับแม่
Yesterday, I went to the market with my mother.
In this sentence, 'วาน' means 'yesterday', emphasizing the previous day.
ฉันขอวานคุณช่วยหยิบของที่โต๊ะ
Can I ask you to help pick up the items on the table?
Here, 'วาน' is used to politely ask for a favor or assistance.
ถ้าหากวานนี้ฝนไม่ตก ฉันคงไปวิ่งที่สวนแล้ว
If it hadn't rained yesterday, I would have gone running in the park.
In this example, 'วาน' indicates the past day in a conditional context.
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