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The day is roughly divided into 4 parts and hence you will notice how the name
of the hours change through the different parts of the day. As you can see how
complicated it is, it would be equally complicated to translate that time system
to the English time system.
| English |
Thai |
| The hours |
| Midnight |
Tiang Khuen |
| 1 am |
Tee Neung |
| 2 am |
Tee Song |
| 3 am |
Tee Sahm |
| 4 am |
Tee See |
| 5 am |
Tee Hah |
| 6 am |
Hok Mong Chao |
| 7 am |
Jet Mong Chao/Neung Mong Chao |
| 8 am |
Pairt Mong Chao/Song Mong Chao |
| 9 am |
Kao Mong Chao/Sahm Mong Chao |
| 10 am |
Sip Mong Chao/See Mong Chao |
| 11 am |
Sip Et Mong Chao/Hah Mong Chao |
| 12 pm (noon) |
Tiang |
| 1 pm |
Bai Mong |
| 2 pm |
Bai Song Mong |
| 3 pm |
Bai Sahm Mong |
| 4 pm |
Bai See Mong/See Mong Yen |
| 5 pm |
Hah Mong Yen |
| 6 pm |
Hok Mong Yen |
| 7 pm |
Neung Toom |
| 8 pm |
Song Toom |
| 9 pm |
Sahm Toom |
| 10 pm |
See Toom |
| 11 pm |
Hah Toom |
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| Minutes |
| 5 minutes |
Hah Naatee |
| 10 minutes |
Sip Naatee |
| 15 minutes |
Sip Hah Naatee |
| 20 minutes |
Yee sip Naatee |
| 25 minutes |
Yee sip hah Naatee |
| 30 minutes |
Sahm sip Naatee |
| Half hour |
Kreuang Chua Mong |
| One hour |
Neung Chua Mong |
| Two hours |
Song Chua Mong |
| 24 hours |
Yee Sip See Chua Mong |
| What time is it? |
Kee Mong |
| Miscellaneous time related phrases |
| Short time (temporary) |
Chua Kraw |
| All night |
Thung Kheun |
| Day time (mid-day) |
Klang Wan |
| Morning |
Ton Chao |
| Afternoon |
Ton Bai |
| Evening |
Ton Yen |
| Today |
Wan Nee |
| Tomorrow |
Proong Nee |
| Yesterday |
Meua Waan |
| When? |
Meua Rai |
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