كيف تنطق "donkey's years"

expression

ˈdɑŋkiz/ /ˈjɪɹz/, /jɝz

DAHN-keeze YEERZ

ˈdɒŋkiz/ /jˈiəz

DON-keeze YEERZ

التعريف

This is a British informal expression meaning a very long time. People use it when talking about something that happened ages ago or when they haven't seen someone for many years.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈdɑŋkiz/ /ˈjɪɹz/, /jɝz

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ˈdɒŋkiz/ /jˈiəz

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

DAHN-keeze YEERZ

بريطاني

DON-keeze YEERZ

استمع في السياق

I haven't seen you in donkey's years!

We haven't eaten at this place in donkey's years.

My old school friends and I haven't met up in donkey's years.

Wow, it's been donkey's years since we last talked.