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.
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