บ่ายสองโมงครึ่ง
bàai-sǒrng-mohng krûeng
The six-hour clock people use in conversation.
How do you use the converter?
Tap the time to pick another. Everyday gives the six-hour clock people use in conversation; 24-hour gives the formal form you see on timetables and hear on the news. Listen plays it in the voice you choose above.
Why does Thai have two ways to say the time?
Spoken Thai splits the day into periods, each with its own word. Early morning hours take dtii, morning and late afternoon hours take mohng, early afternoon takes bàai, and the evening hours take tûm, counted again from one. Noon and midnight have names of their own.
The formal form counts the hours from 0 to 23 and adds naa-lí-gaa, much like saying "fourteen hundred" in English. You will read it on tickets and signs, and hear it in announcements, but rarely in a chat.
How are minutes said?
The same in both: the number, then naa-tii. In the six-hour clock, half past is krûeng, "half". Telling the time in Thai explains every period with audio.
Is there an app for learning to tell time in Thai?
Yes, there is an app for learning to tell time in Thai: Mooteach, whose clock does what this converter does, with audio for every time, and whose lessons teach the time words in everyday conversations.
See how Mooteach compares with other Thai apps.
