What time
Q: What time is it now?
ດຽວນີ້ຈັກໂມງ? diaonee jak mong?
A: Now is 8:20
ດຽວນີ້ 8 ໂມງ 20. diaonee paed mong saao.
Q: What time is it already?
ຈັກໂມງແລ້ວ? jak mong leo?
A: It is 10:05 already.
10 ໂມງ 5 ແລ້ວ. sib mong haa leo.
Q: What time does the plane depart?
ຍົນອອກຈັກໂມງ? nyon ohk jak mong?
A: The plane departs at 6 o’clock.
ຍົນອອກ 6 ໂມງ. nyon ohk hok mong.
How many hours
Q: How many hours do you work a week?
ອາທິດໜຶ່ງ, ເຈົ້າເຮັດວຽກຈັກຊົ່ວໂມງ? athid neung, jao hed viak jak soa mong?
A: I work 36 hours a week.
ອາທິດໜຶ່ງ, ຂ້ອຍເຮັດວຽກ 36 ຊົ່ວໂມງ. athid neung, khoi hed viak saam sib hok soa mong.
Q: How many hours do you sleep a night?
ຄືນໜຶ່ງ, ເຈົ້ານອນຈັກຊົ່ວໂມງ? kheun neung, jao nohn jak soa mong?
A: I sleep 6 hours a night.
ຄືນໜຶ່ງ,ຂ້ອຍນອນ 6 ຊົ່ວໂມງ. kheun neung, khoi nohn hok soa mong.
Q: How many hours will you be out?
ເຈົ້າຈະອອກໄປຈັກຊົ່ວໂມງ? jao ja ohk pai jak soa mong?
A: I will be out for around 1 hour.
ຂ້ອຍຈະອອກໄປປະມານ 1 ຊົ່ວໂມງ. khoi ja ohk pai pamaan neung soa mong.
How many minutes
Q: How many minutes does 1 hour have?
1 ຊົ່ວໂມງມີຈັກນາທີ? neung soa mong mee jak nathee?
A: 1 hour has 60 minutes.
1 ຊົ່ວໂມງມີ 60 ນາທີ. neung soa mong mee hok sib nathee.
Q: How many minutes do you need?
ເຈົ້າຕ້ອງການຈັກນາທີ? jao tohng kaan jak nathee?
A: I need at least half an hour.
ຂ້ອຍຕ້ອງການຢ່າງໜ້ອຍເຄິ່ງຊົ່ວໂມງ. khoi tohng kaan yaang noi khuhng soa mong.
Q: How many minutes do we have left?
(ພວກ)ເຮົາຍັງເຫຼືອຈັກນາທີ? (phooak) hao nyang leua jak nathee?
A: We still have 5 minutes left.
(ພວກ)ເຮົາຍັງເຫຼືອ 5 ນາທີ. (phooak) hao nyang leua haa nathee.
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