Home and daily life นาฬิกา naa-lí-gaa
clock, watch; o'clock (formal 24-hour time) noun
- naa mid
- lí high
- gaa mid
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
How to use it
นาฬิกาnaa-lí-gaa is a clock or a watch. Clocks "walk" in Thai: นาฬิกาเดินช้าnaa-lí-gaa doen cháa, the clock is slow. An alarm clock is นาฬิกาปลุกnaa-lí-gaa bplùk, a "waking clock".
In formal 24-hour time the same word means "o'clock": 13.00 is สิบสามนาฬิกาsìp-sǎam naa-lí-gaa. Our guide to telling the time explains the everyday Thai clock.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- nalika
- na li ka
- nalikaa
- nahligah
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