How to count in Thai (ภาษาไทย), a Tai-Kadai language spoken mainly in Thailand.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 0 (๐) | ศูนย์ (sun) [sǔːn] | |
| 1 (๑) | หนึ่ง (nueng) [nɯ̀ŋ] | ที่หนึ่ง (thi nueng) [tʰîː nɯ̀ŋ] |
| 2 (๒) | สอง (song) [sɔ̌ːŋ] | ที่สอง (thi song) [tʰîː sɔ̌ːŋ] |
| 3 (๓) | สาม (sam) [sǎːm] | ที่สาม (thi sam) [tʰîː sǎːm] |
| 4 (๔) | สี่ (si) [sìː] | ที่สี่ (thi si) [tʰîː sìː] |
| 5 (๕) | ห้า (ha) [hâː] | ที่ห้า (thi ha) [tʰîː hâː] |
| 6 (๖) | หก (hok) [hòk] | ที่หก (thi hok) [tʰîː hòk] |
| 7 (๗) | เจ็ด (chet) [t͡ɕèt] | ที่เจ็ด (thi chet) [tʰîː t͡ɕèt] |
| 8 (๘) | แปด (paet) [pɛ̀ːt] | ที่แปด (thi paet) [tʰîː pɛ̀ːt] |
| 9 (๙) | เก้า (kao) [kâːw] | ที่เก้า (thi kao) [tʰîː kâːw] |
| 10 (๑๐) | สิบ (sip) [sìp] | ที่สิบ (thi sip) [tʰîː sìp] |
| 11 (๑๑) | สิบเอ็ด (sip et) [sìp ʔèt] | |
| 12 (๑๒) | สิบสอง (sip song) [sìp sɔ̌ːŋ] | |
| 13 (๑๓) | สิบสาม (sip sam) [sìp sǎːm] | |
| 14 (๑๔) | สิบสี่ (sip si) [sìp sìː] | |
| 15 (๑๕) | สิบห้า (sip ha) [sìp hâː] | |
| 16 (๑๖) | สิบหก (sip hok) [sìp hòk] | |
| 17 (๑๗) | สิบเจ็ด (sip chet) [sìp t͡ɕèt] | |
| 18 (๑๘) | สิบแปด (sip paet) [sìp pɛ̀ːt] | |
| 19 (๑๙) | สิบเก้า (sip kao) [sìp kâːw] | |
| 20 (๒๐) | ยี่สิบ (yi sip) [jîː sìp] | |
| 21 (๒๑) | ยี่สิบเอ็ด (yi sip et) [jîː sìp ʔèt] | |
| 22 (๒๒) | ยี่สิบสอง (yi sip song) [jîː sìp sɔ̌ːŋ] | |
| 23 (๒๓) | ยี่สิบสาม (yi sip sam) [jîː sìp sǎːm] | |
| 24 (๒๔) | ยี่สิบสี่ (yi sip si) [jîː sìp sìː] | |
| 25 (๒๕) | ยี่สิบห้า (yi sip ha) [jîː sìp hâː] | |
| 26 (๒๖) | ยี่สิบหก (yi sip hok) [jîː sìp hòk] | |
| 27 (๒๗) | ยี่สิบเจ็ด (yi sip chet) [jîː sìp t͡ɕèt] | |
| 28 (๒๘) | ยี่สิบแปด (yi sip paet) [jîː sìp pɛ̀ːt] | |
| 29 (๒๙) | ยี่สิบเก้า (yi sip kao) [jîː sìp kâːw] | |
| 30 (๓๐) | สามสิบ (sam sip) [sǎːm sìp] | |
| 40 (๔๐) | สี่สิบ (si sip) [sìː sìp] | |
| 50 (๕๐) | ห้าสิบ (ha sip) [hâː sìp] | |
| 60 (๖๐) | หกสิบ (hok sip) [hòk sìp] | |
| 70 (๗๐) | เจ็ดสิบ (chet sip) [t͡ɕèt sìp] | |
| 80 (๘๐) | แปดสิบ (paet sip) [pɛ̀ːt sìp] | |
| 90 (๙๐) | เก้าสิบ (kao sip) [kâːw sìp] | |
| 100 (๑๐๐) | ร้อย (roi) [rɔ́ːj] | |
| 1 000 (๑๐๐๐) | พัน (phan) [pʰān] | |
| 10 000 (๑๐๐๐๐) | หมื่น (muen) [mɯ̀ːn] | |
| 100 000 (๑๐๐๐๐๐) | แสน (saen) [sɛ̌ːn] | |
| 1 000 000 (๑๐๐๐๐๐๐) | ล้าน (lan) [láːn] |
Ordinal numbers are formed by adding ที่ (thi) before them.
Thai uses number classifiers when counting, just as in English you would say a piece of paper, a bottle of beer, a glass of wine, etc. Some common Thai classifiers include:
They are added after the number, e.g. หมาสองตั (ma song dtua) = two dogs, หนังสือสามเล่ม (năng-sĕu sam lâym) = three books. More information.
Hear some Thai numbers
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about numbers and counting in Thai
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_numerals
https://www.thaipod101.com/blog/2019/10/24/thai-numbers/
http://www.thai-language.com/ref/numbers
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