Parts of the day
dtawn bàai
afternoon (1pm – 5pm)
dtawn yen
afternoon (5pm – 6pm)
dtawn cháo née
this morning
dtawn bàai née
this afternoon
dtawn khâm née
this evening
Mealtimes
aa-hăan (khăwng) wâang
snack
gin aa-hăan, thaan aa-hăan
to eat, dine
rao jà bpai wâai nám phrûng-née dtawn cháo
we will go swimming tomorrow morning
chăn jà maa thêe nêe wan phá-réu-hàd nâa dtawn khâm
I will come here next Thursday evening
phûuak rao dtâwng gaan gin aa-hăan glaang wan dtawn née
we want to eat lunch now
khun dtâwng gaan gin aa-hăan yen thêe năi phrûng-née?
where do you want to eat dinner tomorrow?
rao gin aa-hăan wâang dtawn bàai
we have a snack at lunchtime
khun yàak jà gin aa-hăan cháo gàp Peter wan phá-réu-hàd nâa măi?
would you like to have breakfast with Peter next Thursday?
Exercise 32
| 1 | I eat breakfast in the morning |
| 2 | I ate a snack here the day before yesterday in the morning |
| 3 | I spoke with him last Thursday evening |
| 4 | she will go to the cinema tomorrow morning |
| 5 | where do you want to have lunch today? |
| 6 | we like to walk in the late afternoon |
| 7 | I go to sleep in the evening |
| 8 | I will have dinner with her this evening |
| 9 | she likes to go swimming in the morning |
| 10 | we eat dinner in the afternoon |
Scroll down for the answers …
| 1 | phŏm/chăn gin aa-hăan cháo dtawn cháo |
| 2 | phŏm/chăn gin aa-hăan wâang thêe nêe mêuua waan seuun dtawn cháo |
| 3 | phŏm/chăn phûud gàp khăo dtawn khâm wan phá-réu-hàd thêe láeo |
| 4 | ther jà bpai roong-năng phrûngnée dtawn cháo |
| 5 | khun dtâwng gaan gin aa-hăan glaang wan thêe năi wan née? |
| 6 | rao châwp dern dtawn yen |
| 7 | phŏm bpai nawn dtawn khâm |
| 8 | phŏm jà gin aa-hăan yen gàp ther dtawn khâm née |
| 9 | ther châwp bpai wâai nám dtawn cháo |
| 10 | rao gin aa-hăan yen dtawn yen |
