five hours
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- 1 five hours、for five hours
A time expression indicating a duration of five hours.
five hours、for five hours
Indicates that an activity, state, or process lasts or takes five hours.
Learning notes
Explanation
This expression combines ห้า (“five”) with ชั่วโมง (“hour,” also used as the unit for counting hours). Placed after a verb, it states how long the activity lasts. For example, เรียนห้าชั่วโมง means “study for five hours.” ใช้เวลาห้าชั่วโมง means that something takes five hours. The pattern verb + มา + ห้าชั่วโมง + แล้ว commonly emphasizes that an activity has already continued for five hours.
Usage
Used to describe the duration of studying, working, sleeping, waiting, traveling, and similar activities, as well as the time required to complete something. It is common in both speech and writing.
Caution
This refers to a five-hour duration, not the clock time “five o’clock.” In Thai, 5 a.m. is ตีห้า and 5 p.m. is ห้าโมงเย็น.