Thai · CEFR Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 16
กี่โมงแล้วWhat time is it?
Telling the time. Ask "ตอนนี้กี่โมงแล้ว" and answer "… โมง" — Thai does NOT use "เป็น" for time: just say "เจ็ดโมง", not "เป็นเจ็ดโมง". English speakers often add "เป็น" (from "it is"). Morning uses "โมงเช้า" (7-11), เที่ยง (noon), บ่ายโมง/บ่าย…โมง (afternoon). The formal system uses "นาฬิกา". Half hour uses "ครึ่ง": เจ็ดโมงครึ่ง. New words: ตอนนี้, โมง, นาฬิกา, นาที, ครึ่ง, เช้า, บ่าย, เย็น, เที่ยง, ตรง. Pronunciation corner: the tones of "โมง, บ่าย, เที่ยง".
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เป็นเจ็ดโมง? เจ็ดโมง?
- Somchaiเจมส์ตอนนี้กี่โมงแล้วJames, what time is it now?
- Jamesเป็นเจ็ดโมงเช้าครับIt's 7 a.m. (slip: Thai time takes no "เป็น" — say "เจ็ดโมงเช้า")
- Somchaiไม่ต้องมี"เป็น"ครับ—พูดแค่"เจ็ดโมงเช้า"No "เป็น" needed — just say "เจ็ดโมงเช้า".
- Jamesอ๋อเจ็ดโมงเช้าครับสายแล้ว!Oh, 7 a.m. It's late!
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เช้าหรือบ่าย— Morning or Afternoon?
- Maleeสมชายตอนนี้กี่โมงแล้วSomchai, what time is it now?
- Somchaiบ่ายสองโมงครึ่งครับHalf past two in the afternoon.
- Maleeเช้าหรือบ่ายคะMorning or afternoon?
- Somchaiบ่ายครับตอนนี้บ่ายสองโมงครึ่งAfternoon. It's now 2:30 p.m.
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- ตอนนี้
nounnow
- โมง
nouno'clock (spoken hour)
- นาฬิกา
nouno'clock (formal); clock
- นาที
nounminute
- ครึ่ง
nounhalf
- เช้า
nounmorning
- บ่าย
nounafternoon
- เย็น
nounevening
- เที่ยง
nounnoon, midday
- ตรง
adverbexact, sharp
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Telling time (no "เป็น")
Explanation
Ask the time: "ตอนนี้กี่โมงแล้ว". Answer with just "number + โมง": เจ็ดโมง, แปดโมง. Thai does NOT use "เป็น" for time — English speakers translate "it is" as "เป็นเจ็ดโมง", but "เจ็ดโมง" is enough. In the morning (7-11) add "เช้า": แปดโมงเช้า. เที่ยง = 12. Afternoon adds "บ่าย…โมง": บ่ายสองโมง (14:00). Half hour uses "ครึ่ง": เก้าโมงครึ่ง. Minutes use "…นาที": แปดโมงสิบนาที. The formal system uses "นาฬิกา": เจ็ดนาฬิกา.
Examples
- ตอนนี้กี่โมงแล้ว — แปดโมงเช้าWhat time is it now? — 8 a.m.
- เก้าโมงครึ่งHalf past nine (9:30).
- เที่ยงตรงNoon sharp.
- บ่ายสองโมงสิบนาทีTen past two in the afternoon (14:10).
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วรรณยุกต์ในคำบอกเวลา— Tones in the Time Words
Read the time words aloud, keeping the tones:
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