Once
you have started to learn a few phrases in Thai and you
are chatting with Thai people for the first time, you will
need for sure some time phrases. The ones listed on this
page will help you talk about events that will happen in
the future.
Soon. (rew
rew nee)
The
word rew means fast. You can also use the
word for slow cha by saying mai cha nee.
Just a moment.
(eek baep diaw)
You
can also say eek sak kroo which is a little
more polite and refers to a slightly longer period
of time.
Tomorrow
(proong nee)
Tomorrow
evening (proong nee dtorn yen)
Tomorrow
is proong nee. You can also say proong
nee dtorn bai for tomorrow afternoon.
Another
day. (wun lung)
You
can also say wun eun. You can also say another
time by saying way-la eun.
In the future.
(krung na)
Within the
next two days. (nai song wun nee)
If
you want to say within a few days then use nai
song sam wun nee.
In three
days (eek sam wun)
This
can also be used for hours, weeks etc. For example,
eek song chua mong means "in two hours".
This coming
Wednesday. (wun poot tee ja theung nee)
Wednesday
is wun poot
In two weeks.
(eek song ar-tit)
The
word ar-tit is week - you can also use deuan
for months and bee for years.
Next month.
(duean na)
You
can also use ar-titna for next
week and bee na for next year.
By
tomorrow. (pai nai proong nee)
In a long
time (eek nan)
If
you want to say that you have been in Thailand a long
time already, jst say nan laew.