Jingjok
How to say What time is it?
in Thai
กี่โมงแล้ว
gìi moong láeo
What time is it? · literally “what time is it already?”
Add ครับ (kráp) if you are a man or ค่ะ (kâ) if you are a woman. It makes the sentence polite, and Thais always use it.
แล้ว adds 'by now': the usual way to ask the time, often with a hint of 'are we late?'.
- Where
- time
- Register
- polite
Words inside it
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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