Time
night noun
- kuuen mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
Hotels count nights, not days: สองคืนsǎwng kuuen two nights. คืนนี้kuuen níi is tonight.
night-time, at night noun
- glaang mid
- kuuen mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
Taught in Unit 12 · Lesson 1: Krit's room of the free course.
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คืนkuuen is a night you count, like nights at a hotel: สามคืนsǎam kuuen, three nights. For "at night" in general Thais say กลางคืนglaang-kuuen, the opposite of กลางวันglaang-wan, daytime: ทำงานกลางคืนtam-ngaan glaang-kuuen is to work nights. Late at night is ดึกdùek.
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:
- khuen
- kuen
- keun
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