Jingjok
How to say o'clock (1–5 am)
in Thai
ตี
dtii
o'clock (1–5 am) · to hit, to strike
dtii mid
Small hours: ตีหนึ่ง 1 am … ตีห้า 5 am. As a verb ตี means 'to hit': the small hours were once struck on a gong.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Literally
- to strike
- Remember it
- Strike a golf TEE at 3 am: the small hours.
In a sentence
- ตีสองdtii sǎawng2 am
- นอนตีหนึ่งnaawn dtii nùengto go to bed at 1 am
From the same situation: Time and days
- โมงo'clock (daytime hours)
- กี่โมงwhat time?
- ตอนนี้now
- เช้าmorning
- สายlate (for something); late morning
- เที่ยงnoon
- บ่ายafternoon
- เย็นevening, late afternoon
All 63 words and phrases in “Time and days” →
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Jingjok teaches ตี 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.
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