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Numbers and money

Thai numbers are logical once you know the few exceptions, such as yîi-sìp for 20 and èt for a final one. Learn them and you understand prices at markets, taxi fares and bus times. This section also covers paying by card or QR code, cash machines, change and tips.

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  • 8with khráp/khâ
  • 9with a tip

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Numbers and money: all words and phrases

Thai script, pronunciation and meaning. Show it to someone and they can read it straight away. + khráp / khâ = add khráp (man) or khâ (woman) at the end.

  • ศูนย์

    sǔun

    Meaning: zero (0)

  • หนึ่ง

    nùeng

    Meaning: one (1)

    💡 In numbers ending in 1 above ten, one becomes èt: sìp-èt (11), yîi-sìp-èt (21).

  • สอง

    sǎwng

    Meaning: two (2)

  • สาม

    sǎam

    Meaning: three (3)

  • สี่

    sìi

    Meaning: four (4)

  • ห้า

    hâa

    Meaning: five (5)

    💡 Online, 555 means 'hahaha'.

  • หก

    hòk

    Meaning: six (6)

  • เจ็ด

    jèt

    Meaning: seven (7)

  • แปด

    pàet

    Meaning: eight (8)

  • เก้า

    kâo

    Meaning: nine (9)

    💡 Lucky number: it sounds like 'step forward'.

  • สิบ

    sìp

    Meaning: ten (10)

  • สิบเอ็ด

    sìp-èt

    Meaning: eleven (11)

  • สิบสอง

    sìp-sǎwng

    Meaning: twelve (12)

    💡 13 to 19 follow the same pattern: sìp-sǎam, sìp-sìi … sìp-kâo.

  • ยี่สิบ

    yîi-sìp

    Meaning: twenty (20)

    💡 Irregular: 20 is yîi-sìp, not sǎwng-sìp.

  • ยี่สิบเอ็ด

    yîi-sìp-èt

    Meaning: twenty-one (21)

  • สามสิบ

    sǎam-sìp

    Meaning: thirty (30)

  • ห้าสิบ

    hâa-sìp

    Meaning: fifty (50)

  • หนึ่งร้อย

    nùeng-rói

    Meaning: one hundred (100)

  • ห้าร้อย

    hâa-rói

    Meaning: five hundred (500)

  • หนึ่งพัน

    nùeng-phan

    Meaning: one thousand (1,000)

  • หนึ่งหมื่น

    nùeng-mùen

    Meaning: ten thousand (10,000)

    💡 Thai has its own word for 10,000 (mùen) and 100,000 (sǎen).

  • หนึ่งล้าน

    nùeng-láan

    Meaning: one million

  • บาท

    bàat

    Meaning: baht

  • + khráp / khâ

    นี่เท่าไหร่

    nîi thâo-rài

    Meaning: How much is this?

  • + khráp / khâ

    ราคาเท่าไหร่

    raa-khaa thâo-rài

    Meaning: What is the price?

  • เงินสด

    ngoen-sòt

    Meaning: cash

  • + khráp / khâ

    รับบัตรเครดิตไหม

    ráp bàt khree-dìt mǎi

    Meaning: Do you take credit cards?

  • + khráp / khâ

    สแกนจ่ายได้ไหม

    sà-kaen jàai dâi mǎi

    Meaning: Can I pay by scanning a QR code?

    💡 Thai QR payments use PromptPay; many tourist apps and some foreign cards can scan them.

  • + khráp / khâ

    แลกเงินที่ไหน

    lâek ngoen thîi-nǎi

    Meaning: Where can I exchange money?

  • ร้านแลกเงิน

    ráan lâek ngoen

    Meaning: currency exchange

  • + khráp / khâ

    ตู้เอทีเอ็มอยู่ที่ไหน

    tûu ee-thii-em yùu thîi-nǎi

    Meaning: Where is an ATM?

    💡 Thai ATMs charge foreign cards about 220 baht per withdrawal.

  • + khráp / khâ

    รับเงินยูโรไหม

    ráp ngoen yuu-roo mǎi

    Meaning: Do you accept euros?

    💡 Usually only at exchange offices; shops want baht.

  • เงินทอน

    ngoen thawn

    Meaning: change (money back)

  • + khráp / khâ

    ไม่ต้องทอน

    mâi tâwng thawn

    Meaning: Keep the change

  • ใบเสร็จ

    bai-sèt

    Meaning: receipt

  • ทิป

    thíp

    Meaning: tip

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