Here are Thai words for time to start with: ตอนบ่าย (ton bai, afternoon), วัน (wan, day), ตอนเย็น (ton yen, evening), ตอนเช้า (ton chao, morning). Below are 32 words (A1–C2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 4 themed lists.
| English | Thai | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| afternoon | ตอนบ่ายton bai | noun | A1 |
| day | วันwan | noun | A1 |
| evening | ตอนเย็นton yen | noun | A1 |
| morning | ตอนเช้าton chao | noun | A1 |
| night | กลางคืนklang khuen | noun | A1 |
| today | วันนี้wanni | adv | A1 |
| tomorrow | พรุ่งนี้phrung ni | adv | A1 |
| week | สัปดาห์sapda | noun | A1 |
| English | Thai | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | วันศุกร์wan suk | noun | A1 |
| Monday | วันจันทร์wan chan | noun | A1 |
| Thursday | วันพฤหัสบดีwan pharuehatsabodi | noun | A1 |
| Tuesday | วันอังคารwan angkhan | noun | A1 |
| hour | ชั่วโมงchua mong | noun | A1 |
| minute | นาทีnathi | noun | A1 |
| moment | ชั่วขณะchua khana | noun | A1 |
| month | เดือนduean | noun | A1 |
| English | Thai | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| chronological | ตามลำดับเวลาtam lamdap wela | adj | B1 |
| contemporary | ร่วมสมัยruam samai | adj | B2 |
| punctual | ตรงต่อเวลาtrong to wela | adj | B2 |
| simultaneous | ในเวลาเดียวกันnai wela diao kan | adj | B2 |
| anachronism | การผิดยุคผิดสมัยkan phit yuk phit samai | noun | C1 |
| perpetuity | ชั่วนิรันดร์chua niran | noun | C1 |
| retrospective | ย้อนหลังyon lang | adj | C1 |
| antiquated | ล้าสมัยla samai | adj | C2 |
| English | Thai | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| autumn | ฤดูใบไม้ร่วงruedu bai mai ruang | noun | A1 |
| spring | ฤดูใบไม้ผลิruedu baimai phli | noun | A1 |
| summer | ฤดูร้อนruedu ron | noun | A1 |
| winter | ฤดูหนาวrueduna | noun | A1 |
| noon | เที่ยงวันthiang wan | noun | A2 |
| dusk | พลบค่ำphlop kham | noun | B1 |
| sunrise | พระอาทิตย์ขึ้นphra athit khuen | noun | B1 |
| sunset | พระอาทิตย์ตกphra athit tok | noun | B1 |
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You could start with words like ตอนบ่าย (ton bai, afternoon), วัน (wan, day), ตอนเย็น (ton yen, evening), ตอนเช้า (ton chao, morning). This page lists 32 Thai words for time (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.
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