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Lao lesson: Time, Hour, and Minute

Learn how ask and answer questions related to the time in Lao.

Time

What time

  1. Q: What time is it now?

    ດຽວ​ນີ້ຈັກໂມງ? diaonee jak mong?
  • A: Now is 8:20

    ດຽວ​ນີ້ 8 ໂມງ 20. diaonee paed mong saao.
  1. Q: What time is it already?

    ຈັກໂມງແລ້ວ? jak mong leo?
  1. Q: What time does the plane depart?

    ຍົນອອກຈັກໂມງ? nyon ohk jak mong?

How many hours

  1. Q: How many hours do you work a week? 

    ອາ​ທິດໜຶ່ງ, ເຈົ້າເຮັດວຽກຈັກຊົ່ວໂມງ? athid neung, jao hed viak jak soa mong?
  • A: I work 36 hours a week. 

    ອາ​ທິດໜຶ່ງ, ຂ້ອຍເຮັດວຽກ 36 ຊົ່ວໂມງ. athid neung, khoi hed viak saam sib hok soa mong.
  1. Q: How many hours do you sleep a night?

    ຄືນໜຶ່ງ, ເຈົ້ານອນຈັກຊົ່ວໂມງ? kheun neung, jao nohn jak soa mong?
  1. Q: How many hours will you be out?

    ເຈົ້າຈະອອກໄປຈັກຊົ່ວໂມງ? jao ja ohk pai jak soa mong?

How many minutes

  1. Q: How many minutes does 1 hour have?

    1 ຊົ່ວໂມງມີຈັກນາທີ? neung soa mong mee jak nathee?
  1. Q: How many minutes do you need?

    ເຈົ້າຕ້ອງການຈັກນາທີ? jao tohng kaan jak nathee?
  • A: I need at least half an hour.

    ຂ້ອຍຕ້ອງການຢ່າງ​ໜ້ອຍເຄິ່ງ​ຊົ່ວ​ໂມງ. khoi tohng kaan yaang noi khuhng soa mong.
  1. Q: How many minutes do we have left?

    (ພວກ)ເຮົາຍັງເຫຼືອຈັກນາທີ? (phooak) hao nyang leua jak nathee?

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