how many hours
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This expression asks how many hours something lasts or takes.
how many hours
It asks for the duration of an action or state in hours.
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ใช้เวลากี่ชั่วโมง cháy weelaa kìi chûamooŋ How many hours does it take? ใช้เวลากี่ชั่วโมง details
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คุณนอนวันละกี่ชั่วโมง khun nɔɔn wan lá kìi chûamooŋ How many hours do you sleep a day? คุณนอนวันละกี่ชั่วโมง details
Learning notes
Explanation
กี่ชั่วโมง consists of กี่ (“how many”) and ชั่วโมง (“hour”). กี่ takes the place where a number would normally appear and asks for the number of hours. For example, หนึ่งชั่วโมง means “one hour” and สองชั่วโมง means “two hours.” Replacing the number with กี่ produces กี่ชั่วโมง, “how many hours.” It commonly follows a verb or the phrase ใช้เวลา, as in ใช้เวลากี่ชั่วโมง (“How many hours does it take?”) and ทำงานกี่ชั่วโมง (“How many hours do you work?”). When the context is clear, กี่ชั่วโมง? can also stand alone. It is standard in both everyday conversation and more formal situations.
Usage
It is used to ask about travel time or the duration of work, study, sleep, exercise, and similar activities. It is also common when asking how long someone has waited or how many hours have already passed.
Caution
กี่ชั่วโมง asks about a length of time, not a clock time. Use กี่โมง for “what time” and กี่นาที when asking for a duration in minutes.