every other day
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It describes something happening every other day, with one day in between.
every other day
It indicates a repeating schedule of doing something one day, skipping the next, and doing it again the following day.
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ฉันออกกำลังกายวันเว้นวัน chǎn ɔ̀ɔk kamlaŋ kaay wan wén wan I exercise every other day. ฉันออกกำลังกายวันเว้นวัน details
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รดน้ำต้นไม้วันเว้นวัน rót náam tônmáay wan wén wan Water the plants every other day. รดน้ำต้นไม้วันเว้นวัน details
Learning notes
Explanation
วัน means “day,” and เว้น means “to skip or leave a gap.” A schedule starting on Monday would continue on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday. The expression usually follows the activity it describes. It is neutral in tone and works in both everyday conversation and descriptions of schedules or routines.
Usage
Use it for routines such as exercising, washing your hair, or watering plants, and for schedules such as clinic visits or work shifts. It can also stand alone as an answer to “How often?”
Caution
Skip one day between active days, not two. This is different from a fixed three-times-a-week schedule: an every-other-day routine falls three or four times in a calendar week. The expression does not specify how many times the activity happens on each active day.