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Originally Posted by RobRoy
This is an excellent thread. Can anyone clue me in with times of day and dates, in simple terms?
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Midnight - tiangkern
1:00 AM - dtii neung
2:00 AM - dtii song
3:00 AM - dii sam
4:00 Am - dtii sii
5:00 AM - dtii haa
6:00 Am - hok mohng chao
7:00 AM - neung mohng chao(traditional) or jet mohng chao(used more now, I think).
8:00 AM - song mohng chao or bpaet mohng chao(seems to be preferred these days)
9:00 AM - sam monhng chao or gao mohng chao
10:00 AM - sii mohng chao or sip mohng chao(but sometimes they will just say sip mohng)
11:00 - haa mohng chao or sip-et mohng chao(or sip-et mohng)
Noon - tiangwan
1:00 PM- bayh mohng(bayh sounds like "bye" in English)
2:00 PM - bayh song mohng(or simply bayh song)
3:00 PM - bayh sam mohng(or simply bayh sam). It is possible that you might even hear "sam mohng yen" on occasion.
4:00 PM - sii mohng yen
5:00 PM - haa mohng yen
6:00 PM - hok mohng yen
7:00 PM - neung tum(rhymes with room)
8:00 PM - song tum
9:00 PM - sam tum
10:00 PM - sii tum
11:00 PM - haa tum
In each case, I gave the standard traditionally correct version first, which I would advise sticking with for a farang, at least until you know the language a little better. You may not sound too hip, but will be understood.
P.S. To indicate the half hour add "kreung"(correct) or "keung"(what you hear them say). Example: 1:30 PM is bayh mohng kreung.