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Telling the time in Thai is complicated by the fact that the hour word

equivalent to “o’clock” in English, varies according to the time of day and,

with it, the position of the hour number :

Hours

dti:+ number                            1  a.m.-5 a.m.              dti:  nùng                     ตีหนึ่ง

number + mo:ng  chá:w           6 a.m.- 11a.m.             hòk  mo:ng  chá:w       หกโมงเช้า

bà:y + number +mo:ng            1 p.m.-4p.m.                bà:y  sǒr:ng  mo:ng      บ่ายสองโมง

number + mo:ng  yen               5 p.m. -6 p.m.              hâ:- mo:ng  yen            ห้าโมงเย็น

number + tûm                         7 p.m.-11 p.m.             7pm = núng  tûm         หนึ่งทุ่ม

tiâng  ku:n                                midnight                       เที่ยงคืน

tiâng  (wan)                             midday                         เที่ยง(วัน)

NOTE : dti: and  bà:y appear before the number ; dti: and  tûm do not occur with mo:ng

Half- hours

Half-past the hour is expressed as Hour time + krûng (half) .For the hours from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., however, the word chá:w is usually omitted.

3.30 a.m.                     dti:  sǎ:m  krûng                       ตีสามครึ่ง

10.30 p.m.                   sì:  tûm  krûng                          สี่ทุ่มครึ่ง

Quarter hours and minutes past/ to the hour

There is no special word for “quarter past” or “quarter to” the hour. Minutes past the hour are expressed as Hour Time + Number + na:-ti:( minutes);

10.15 a.m.                   sìp  mo:ng  sìp  hâ:  na:-ti:                   สิบโมงสิบห้านาที

Minutes to the hour are expressed as i:k (Further, More) + Number + na:-ti: (minutes)+Hour Time;

10.45 a.m.                   ì:k  sìp hâ: na:-ti: sìp-èt mo:ng              อีกสิบห้านาทีสิบอ็ดโมง

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