Jingjok
How to say o'clock (7–11 pm)
in Thai
ทุ่ม
tûm
o'clock (7–11 pm)
tûm falling
Night hours count again from one: หนึ่งทุ่ม 7 pm … ห้าทุ่ม 11 pm. Add 6 to get the p.m. hour.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Literally
- imitates the sound of a drum
- Remember it
- The evening drum goes TOOM, TOOM: 7 to 11 pm.
In a sentence
- สองทุ่มsǎawng tûm8 pm
- ปิดสี่ทุ่มbpìt sìi tûmcloses at 10 pm
The culture behind it
CULTURE
The six-hour clock: gongs, drums and strikes
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” →
Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok teaches ทุ่ม 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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