five years
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- 1 five years、for five years
- 2 five years old
This expression refers to a span of five years or, in an age-related context, being five years old.
five years、for five years
It expresses a five-year duration or a distance of five years in time.
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เรียนภาษาไทยมาห้าปีแล้ว rian phaasǎa thay maa hâa pii lɛ́ɛw I have been studying Thai for five years now. เรียนภาษาไทยมาห้าปีแล้ว details
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อีกห้าปี ìik hâa pii in another five years อีกห้าปี details
five years old
It indicates that a person or animal is five years old.
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ลูกอายุห้าปี lûuk aayú hâa pii My child is five years old. ลูกอายุห้าปี details
Learning notes
Explanation
ห้าปี consists of ห้า, “five,” and ปี, “year,” and literally represents five units of years. After a verb, it can indicate duration, as in อยู่ที่นี่ห้าปี, “live here for five years.” อีกห้าปี means “in another five years,” while ห้าปีก่อน means “five years ago.” For age, อายุห้าปี means “five years old.” Thai places the number before a unit of time, giving the order “five + years.”
Usage
It is used when discussing how long someone has lived, worked, or studied somewhere, the length of a plan or agreement, a point five years in the past or future, and the age of a child or animal. It is neutral and natural in both conversation and writing.
Caution
ห้าปี alone does not indicate whether the time is past or future. Use ห้าปีก่อน for “five years ago” and อีกห้าปี for “in another five years.” Do not reverse the order to ปีห้า; that does not mean a five-year duration.