Doza Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Why do Thais insist on still using (wrongly) the '0' to denote hundred hours or 24 hour time even when they are using am/pm for twelve hour time? E.g. 04.00pm / What is up with that?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tijnebijn Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Do they ? like in your statement , it is what it is . Why ? Not have a clue to be honest . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Sorry,what's wrong with 04.00 pm ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 They say "see mong laeng" here. Sorry but not allowed to write it in Thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Sometimes they say, "see mong yen" and sometimes "bai see mong". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtoad Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Sorry,what's wrong with 04.00 pm ? My understanding is that you do not need to put the 0 (zero) in front of the time if you are following it with am or pm. The 0 (Zero) is only used when using the 24 hour clock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgs Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Add to that the interesting time-telling. Clock divided into 4 x 6hour blocks. I'll meet you a 2 O'Clock - um, which 2 O'Clock? 2 O'Clock night = 2am 2 O'Clock morning = 8am 2 O'Clock afternoon = 2pm 2 O'Clock evening = 8pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YangYaiEric Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 They say "see mong laeng" here. Sorry but not allowed to write it in Thai. Sorry to sound like a Know-It-All, but I thing the Thai version of 4:00 PM is 'Bai See Mong' (If I'm NOT mistaken ! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazeeboy Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 They say "see mong laeng" here. Sorry but not allowed to write it in Thai. Sorry to sound like a Know-It-All, but I thing the Thai version of 4:00 PM is 'Bai See Mong' (If I'm NOT mistaken ! ) i just look at my watch and then i know what time it is ,whatever time the thai will tell you it is will be wrong anyway . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tijnebijn Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 They say "see mong laeng" here. Sorry but not allowed to write it in Thai. Sorry to sound like a Know-It-All, but I thing the Thai version of 4:00 PM is 'Bai See Mong' (If I'm NOT mistaken ! ) In the evening they say , 1 toem , 2 toem etc .( 7 and 8 o'clock etc ) What I understand in the morning they say 7 moong chao (morning ) until bai moong . and then repeat the bai mong . But it is common they say 3 moong and 4, 5 ,6 moong until 1 toem (seven o clock ) , without the bai saying. Oh yeah in the night they say ti 1, ti 2 etc, is after midnight . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YangYaiEric Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 They say "see mong laeng" here. Sorry but not allowed to write it in Thai. Sorry to sound like a Know-It-All, but I thing the Thai version of 4:00 PM is 'Bai See Mong' (If I'm NOT mistaken ! ) In the evening they say , 1 toem , 2 toem etc .( 7 and 8 o'clock etc ) What I understand in the morning they say 7 moong chao (morning ) until bai moong . and then repeat the bai mong . But it is common they say 3 moong and 4, 5 ,6 moong until 1 toem (seven o clock ) , without the bai saying. Oh yeah in the night they say ti 1, ti 2 etc, is after midnight . Yes. Agree with you in principal there ! But, in the part of Thaiiland where I live (Korat), they always add the 'Bai' infront of the hour when telling the time between 1 pm and 4 pm. I guess its a regional thing, what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blizzard Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 how can someone get away with saying thais dont know how to reed te clock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Sorry,what's wrong with 04.00 pm ? My understanding is that you do not need to put the 0 (zero) in front of the time if you are following it with am or pm. The 0 (Zero) is only used when using the 24 hour clock. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Thanks, but when I google I see a lot of english sites using the 00.00 pm indication(North Shropshire Cycle Rides,Bridgemary Community Sport College...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 They say "see mong laeng" here. Sorry but not allowed to write it in Thai. Sorry to sound like a Know-It-All, but I thing the Thai version of 4:00 PM is 'Bai See Mong' (If I'm NOT mistaken ! ) In the evening they say , 1 toem , 2 toem etc .( 7 and 8 o'clock etc ) What I understand in the morning they say 7 moong chao (morning ) until bai moong . and then repeat the bai mong . But it is common they say 3 moong and 4, 5 ,6 moong until 1 toem (seven o clock ) , without the bai saying. Oh yeah in the night they say ti 1, ti 2 etc, is after midnight . Yes. Agree with you in principal there ! But, in the part of Thaiiland where I live (Korat), they always add the 'Bai' infront of the hour when telling the time between 1 pm and 4 pm. I guess its a regional thing, what? No, it's not regional - some say "bai see mong", some "see mong yen" it's bout 50/50. The les educated say "bai see mong" "See mong laeng" is regional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Sorry,what's wrong with 04.00 pm ? My understanding is that you do not need to put the 0 (zero) in front of the time if you are following it with am or pm. The 0 (Zero) is only used when using the 24 hour clock. correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tijnebijn Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 They say "see mong laeng" here. Sorry but not allowed to write it in Thai. Sorry to sound like a Know-It-All, but I thing the Thai version of 4:00 PM is 'Bai See Mong' (If I'm NOT mistaken ! ) In the evening they say , 1 toem , 2 toem etc .( 7 and 8 o'clock etc ) What I understand in the morning they say 7 moong chao (morning ) until bai moong . and then repeat the bai mong . But it is common they say 3 moong and 4, 5 ,6 moong until 1 toem (seven o clock ) , without the bai saying. Oh yeah in the night they say ti 1, ti 2 etc, is after midnight . Yes. Agree with you in principal there ! But, in the part of Thaiiland where I live (Korat), they always add the 'Bai' infront of the hour when telling the time between 1 pm and 4 pm. I guess its a regional thing, what? No, it's not regional - some say "bai see mong", some "see mong yen" it's bout 50/50. The les educated say "bai see mong" "See mong laeng" is regional. In my understanding to say bai moong or not is the same , probaly lazy to say so . I agree with Eric , referring to the bai between 1 and 3 afternoon . Bai 4 moong they just say 4 moong . but hey i stay in Chiangmai , maybe they do differ . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 use of "a.m." and "p.m" denotes "mate from an uncivilised country". the same goes for pounds per square inch, miles, two by fours and similar stone age measurements. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 No, it's not regional - some say "bai see mong", some "see mong yen" it's bout 50/50. The les educated say "bai see mong" "See mong laeng" is regional. Think you may have that turned around or else the professors and staff where I work at the uni are 'les educated' when they say "bai see mong". There was a topic in the Thai language forum going through all the iterations of Thai time if one does a search for it. If the OP wishes this moved to that forum just let a mod know. May be more appropriate since the majority of responses now are using Thai language forms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Starting from the early morning 6 hok moong chaao 7 jet moong chaao (or just 'moong chaao') 8 bpaed moong chaao (or 'sawng moong chaao' i.e. 2 hours morning) 9 gaao moong (usually no 'moong chaao' after this one) 10 sip moong (usually no additional description after this either) 11 sip et moong 12 thiang (wan) 1 PM baay (neung) moong (usually 'neung' is ommitted) 2 PM baay sawng (moong) (usually 'moong' is ommitted) 3 PM baay saam (moong) (usually 'moong' is ommitted) 4 PM sii moong yen ('yen' means cool and refers to the slightly cooler period of the day when the sun begins to set) 5 PM haa moong yen 6 PM hok moong yen 7 PM (neung) thum 8 PM sawng thum 9 PM saam thum 10 PM sii thum 11 PM haa thum 00.00 thiang kheun (kheun means 'night') 1 AM dtii neung 2 AM dtii sawng 3 AM dtii saam 4 AM dtii sii 5 AM dtii haa 1-5 AM are often referred to as 'dtawn chaao meud' (the dark part of the morning). To further complicate this, the list I compiled above does not apply 100% for Southern Thailand, Isaan and the North. They all have slightly different systems from this one. Here is a link to the most complete discussion we've had about time on the forum so far. A word of warning though, it might just make you more confused: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?sh...hl=telling+time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Here is a link to the most complete discussion we've had about time on the forum so far. A word of warning though, it might just make you more confused: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?sh...hl=telling+time I believe this is the link you were trying for? > Telling Time And a program available for download > http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=70160 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austhaied Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Does it really matter. No. Just get over it and live and let live. Make the world a brighter place for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Why do Thais insist on still using (wrongly) the '0' to denote hundred hours or 24 hour time even when they are using am/pm for twelve hour time?E.g. 04.00pm / What is up with that?! I believe you mean when Thais write the time, not when they tell it. The answer is really very simple: just like some foreigners make mistakes when they write Thai, some Thais make mistakes when they write English. -- Maestro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiliwasabi Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 I know plenty of farang who have trouble with time. At work we deal with 24hr time and it still amazes me how many people can't get their head around the concept. Most annoying is when staff sign off jobs as being completed at 16:00pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtoad Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Sorry,what's wrong with 04.00 pm ? My understanding is that you do not need to put the 0 (zero) in front of the time if you are following it with am or pm. The 0 (Zero) is only used when using the 24 hour clock. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Thanks, but when I google I see a lot of english sites using the 00.00 pm indication(North Shropshire Cycle Rides,Bridgemary Community Sport College...) Still wrong though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Still wrong though. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Thanks again,but if a lot of english people are wrong (even a college) I can understand that some thai people are wrong also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rychrde Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 Does it really matter. No. Just get over it and live and let live. Make the world a brighter place for it. It DOES matter when a Thai says to me in English," see you at 3 o'clock tomorrow morning." and my eyes pop out. Learnt ages ago to verify any time by repeating it back, in this case it is 9 am clock time and not 3 am. nice to see the post with all the thai times listed. rych Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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