Setting the time and making appointments
In Thai, expressions for time in everyday life change depending on the time of day. Here, we distinguish between บ่ายสามโมง (3 p.m.), เก้าโมงเช้า (9 a.m.), and สิบโมงเช้า (10 a.m.).
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ตอนนี้กี่โมงครับ
What time is it now? (male speaker)
บ่ายสามโมงครับ
It's three p.m. (male speaker)
เปิดกี่โมงครับ
What time do you open? (male speaker)
เปิดเก้าโมงเช้าครับ
It opens at nine a.m. (male speaker)
เจอกันพรุ่งนี้สิบโมงเช้าครับ
Let's meet at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. (male speaker)
ขอโทษที่มาสายครับ
I apologize for being late. (male speaker)
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It's three p.m. (male speaker)
บ่ายสามโมงครับ
It opens at nine a.m. (male speaker)
เปิดเก้าโมงเช้าครับ
I apologize for being late. (male speaker)
ขอโทษที่มาสายครับ
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