Jingjok
How to say morning
in Thai
เช้า
cháao
morning · early
cháao high
Sunrise to about 11 am. The hours 6–11 add it: หกโมงเช้า 6 am. As an adjective, เช้า also means 'early': มาเช้า 'come early'.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Remember it
- Morning CHOW time: breakfast!
In a sentence
- ตอนเช้าdtaawn cháaoin the morning
- เจ็ดโมงเช้าjèt moong cháao7 am
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Freeze at eight and six
From the same situation: Time and days
- โมงo'clock (daytime hours)
- กี่โมงwhat time?
- ตอนนี้now
- สายlate (for something); late morning
- เที่ยงnoon
- บ่ายafternoon
- เย็นevening, late afternoon
- ทุ่มo'clock (7–11 pm)
All 63 words and phrases in “Time and days” →
Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok teaches เช้า with audio, the tone drawn on screen, and a check on your own voice. Tell the time the Thai way, make and keep appointments, and find out when places open and close.
- WEEKS 1–2 · SURVIVEGreet anyone, pay, and order food and 7-Eleven exactly how you like it.
- WEEKS 3–6 · SETTLE INGet around by taxi, Grab and skytrain, find anything, and handle your landlord.
- WEEKS 7–12 · RUN YOUR LIFEPharmacy, bank, SIM and apps, how you feel, and a weekend away, all in Thai.
The first week is free.