Midnight to Morning

Learn how to tell the time in Thai in this Easy Thai lesson! Starting at midnight, you’ll count through the hours, minutes and seconds of the night and into the morning. Along the way, you’ll hear a spooky Thai children’s rhyme about the wind, howling dogs, coffins and ghosts at different hours of the night. You’ll then practise reading the clock, saying times such as 2:30 and 3:45, and politely asking someone what time it is.

Thai Vocabulary:
เที่ยงคืน (thîang khʉʉn) – Midnight
นาที (naa-thii) – Minute
วินาที (wí-naa-thii) – Second
ตรง (trong) – Exactly / o’clock
กลัวผี (glua phǐi) – To be afraid of ghosts
ขอโทษนะคะ กี่โมงแล้วคะ (khǎaw-thôot ná khá, gìi moong lɛ́ɛo khá) – Excuse me, what time is it?

Keep listening and practising, and soon telling the time in Thai will feel natural!

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Midnight to Morning

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