Language/Thai/Vocabulary/Time
สวัสดี! Thai Learners! 😃
➡ In today's lesson we will learn how to exress TIME in Thai.
Happy learning!
Don't miss the chance to check out these pages as you wrap up this lesson: How to say “to know” in Thai, Seasons, How to say Good Bye? & Animals.
Telling Time in Thai[edit | edit source]
There are two ways to tell the time in Thai, one which will require you to learn additional vocabulary, and another much easier.
If you want to meet Thai friends, the easiest way is to indicate the time in Nalika (which means the watch or the clock), and which corresponds to the way of expressing the time in Thai.
If you say 1 nalika (1 a.m.), 12 nalika (12 p.m.) or 22 nalika (10 p.m.), everyone will understand you.
If you are given an hour in Thai (as shown below) and you don't understand, ask: "ki nalika": how many nalika, and they will answer you in an understandable way.
If you want to know how to tell the time in Thai:
| Time in English | Time in Thai |
|---|---|
| 6 a.m. | ok mong chao |
| 7 a.m. | jet mong chao |
| 8 a.m. | paette mong chao |
| 9 a.m. | kao mong chao |
| 10 a.m. | sip mong chao |
| 11 a.m. | sip ette mong chao |
| 12 p.m. | tiang wan |
| 1 p.m. | yaw mong |
| 2 p.m. | yawn song mong |
| 3 p.m. | yawn sam mong |
| 4 p.m. | sii mong yen |
| 5 p.m. | haa mong yen |
| 6 p.m. | hok mong yen |
| 7 p.m. | nung toum |
| 8 p.m. | song toum |
| 9 p.m. | sam toum |
| 10 p.m | sii toum |
| 11 p.m | haa toum |
| 0 a.m. | tiang keun |
| 1 a.m. | tii neung |
| 2 a.m. | tii song |
| 3 a.m. | tii sam |
| 4 a.m. | tii sii |
| 5 a.m. | tii haa |
Time vocabulary in Thai[edit | edit source]
| Thai | English |
|---|---|
| กี่โมงแล้ว ? | What time is it? |
| นาฬิกา | clock |
| นาฬิกาข้อมือ | (wrist)watch |
| ชั่วโมง | hour |
| นาที | minute |
| วินาที | second |
| ตอนเช้า | morning |
| กลางวัน | midday, noon |
| บ่าย | afternoon |
| วัน | day |
| ตอนเย็น | evening |
| กลางคืน | night |
| เที่ยงคืน | midnight |
| เมื่อวานนี้ | yesterday |
| วันนี้ | today |
| พรุ่งนี้ | tomorrow |
| สัปดาห์ | week |
| สุดสัปดาห์ | weekend |
| วันหยุด | holidays, vacation |
| เดือน | month |
| ฤดูกาล | seasons |
| ปี | year |
| ศตวรรษ | century |
| ปฏิทิน | calendar |
| Thai | English |
| สวัสดีปีใหม่ ! | Happy new year! |
| สุขสันต์วันเกิด ! | Happy birthday! |
| อดีต | past |
| อนาคต | future |
| ตอนนี้ | now |
Videos[edit | edit source]
Ask A Thai Teacher - How Do You Tell Time?[edit | edit source]
Telling Time (pattern)[edit | edit source]
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- How to say I
- Directions
- Adjectives
- Numbers
- Days of the Week
- Animals
- Count from 1 to 10
- Colors (สี sĕe)
- Feelings and Emotions