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Thai Language - Times

The day is roughly divided into 4 parts and hence you will notice how the name of the hours change through the different parts of the day. As you can see how complicated it is, it would be equally complicated to translate that time system to the English time system.

English	Thai
The hours
Midnight	Tiang Khuen
1 am	Tee Neung
2 am	Tee Song
3 am	Tee Sahm
4 am	Tee See
5 am	Tee Hah
6 am	Hok Mong Chao
7 am	Jet Mong Chao
8 am	Pairt Mong Chao
9 am	Kao Mong Chao
10 am	Sip Mong Chao
11 am	Sip Et Mong Chao
12 pm (noon)	Tiang
1 pm	Bai Mong
2 pm	Bai Song Mong
3 pm	Bai Sahm Mong
4 pm	Bai See Mong
5 pm	Hah Mong Yen
6 pm	Hok Mong Yen
7 pm	Neung Toom
8 pm	Song Toom *
9 pm	Sahm Toom *
10 pm	See Toom
11 pm	Hah Toom

Minutes
5 minutes	Hah Naatee
10 minutes	Sip Naatee
15 minutes	Sip Hah Naatee
20 minutes	Yee sip Naatee
25 minutes	Yee sip hah Naatee
30 minutes	Sahm sip Naatee
Half hour	Kreuang Chua Mong
One hour	Neung Chua Mong
Two hours	Song Chua Mong
24 hours	Yee Sip See Chua Mong
What time is it?	Kee Mong
Miscellaneous time related phrases
Short time (temporary)	Chua Kraw
All night	Thung Kheun
Day time (mid-day)	Klang Wan
Morning	Ton Chao
Afternoon	Ton Bai
Evening	Ton Yen
Today	Wan Nee
Tomorrow	Proong Nee
Yesterday	Meua Waan
When?	Meua Rai

* Sometimes you may hear a girl telling you that she will meet you at 2 o'clock in the evening, what she means is Song Toom which translates to 8 pm in the evening.