สองพันห้าร้อย
sǒrng-pan-hâa-rói
Any whole number from 0 to 999,999,999,999.
How are big numbers built in Thai?
From the largest place down, with each digit said before its place word: rói for hundreds, pan for thousands, mùuen for ten thousands, sǎen for hundred thousands and láan for millions. 2,500 is two thousand, five hundred. Thai has its own words for ten thousand and a hundred thousand, so 50,000 is hâa-mùuen, "five ten-thousands".
Above a million, the millions are counted like any other number and láan comes after them: 25 million is twenty-five, then láan. Thai numbers has every place word with audio.
Why is 21 yîi-sìp-èt?
Two numbers break the pattern. Twenty is yîi-sìp, not sǒrng-sìp. And a one at the end of a number above ten is said èt, not nùeng, so 11 is sìp-èt, 21 is yîi-sìp-èt and 51 is hâa-sìp-èt. The converter applies both, the same way the Mooteach app does.
How do you say prices in Thai?
Say the number, then bàat. A plate of noodles at 60 baht is hòk-sìp bàat, and 1,250 baht is nùeng-pan-sǒrng-rói-hâa-sìp bàat. To ask the price, say tâo-rai; ordering street food has the phrases you need at a stall.
Is there an app for learning Thai numbers?
Yes, there is an app for learning Thai numbers: Mooteach, whose numbers reference plays every number and whose number and phone pads let you practice saying numbers like these.
See how Mooteach compares with other Thai apps.
