Lesson Four In this lesson, you will learn how to tell time. Below are times of the o'clock. Please beware that at times the times are the same. For example, sip (10) moong (chaao) / sii (4) moong (chaao).. these two times are 10 in the morning, eventhough the sii meant 4. Comments E-Mail Homepage Learn Chinese Improve oneself Learn Khmer/French Learn Khmer Only How stuff works

Note: I am  no longer use the color pink and blue to depict the differences between male and female. If so, it will be an indication.

What time is it? [wee-laa tao-rai (or) gii moong (leeo)].

Gii tum (leeo) is only use at night time.

A.M: Chaao is morning. also you can tell time two ways.

12 hok tum/ tiang-kuun
1 dtii nung
2 dtii sawng
3 dtii saam
4 dtii sii
5 dtii haa
6 hok moong (chaao)
7 jet moong (chjaao) / nung moong (chaao)
8 bpat moong (chaao) / sawng moong (chaao)
9 gaao moong (chaao) / saam moong (chaao)
10 sip moong (chaao) / sii moong (chaao)
11 sip-et moong (chaao) / haa moong (chaao)

P.M: Tiang is noon. Baai is afternoon. Yen is evening.

12 tiang/tiang wan / dtawn tiang
1 baai nung moong / nung moong
2 (baai) sawng moong
3 (baai) saam moong
4 (baai) sii moong / sii moong yen
5 (baai) haa moong / haa moong yen
6 hok moong (yen)
7 (nung) tum
8 sawng tum
9 saam tum
10 sii tum
11 haa tum

Interesting huh? It is not complicated as it looks.
When you get use to it, it is like you talking in Khmer.
Let practise telling time. Fifth Lesson.