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==Telling Time in Thai== | |||
== | 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 vocabulary in Thai== | |||
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Revision as of 20:56, 4 January 2022
Telling Time in Thai
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 vocabulary in Thai
| 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 |