Showing posts with label numbers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label numbers. Show all posts

Saturday, May 3, 2014

Learn Thai, Lesson 9: Numbers, part 2

Learn Thai, Lesson 9: Numbers, part 2


Hi everyone,
Let's continue learning how to say bigger numbers in Thai. In this video you will learn how to say the numbers from a thousand to million in Thai language.


From a thousand to a million we use the same pattern of forming numbers. We put the number before the unit for each one like this:

1-9 + "พัน pan" / "หมื่น mùuen" / แสน sǎen / ล้าน láan.

See, how easy it is?

The Thai word for a thousand is "พัน/หนึ่งพัน  pan/nùeng pan." So, from 2,000-9,000, just say the number before "พัน pan". 
For example:

2,000    sǎwng pan     สองพัน
3,000    sǎam pan       สามพัน
4,000    sìi pan            สี่พัน
5,000    hâa pan          ห้าพัน
......
9,000    gâo pan          เก้าพัน

Next is ten thousand, in Thai we have a word for the "ten thousands" unit, which is "หมื่น mùuen". So 10,000 is just "หมื่น/หนึ่งหมื่น mùuen / nùeng mùuen". Then, to say the number from 20,000 - 90,000, just put the number before หมื่น mùuen. 

For example: 50,000 hâa mùuen  ห้าหมื่น

Then, a hundred thousand is "แสน/หนึ่งแสน sǎen/ nùeng sǎen". Again, add the numbers 2-9 before the unit แสน sǎen to make the numbers 200,000-900,000.

For example: 600,000 hòk sǎen หกแสน

And finally, the word for a million is "ล้าน/หนึ่งล้าน láan/nùeng láan". You can say two million, three million, etc. just by adding the number before  the word ล้าน láan.

For example: 5,000,000 hâa láan ห้าล้าน

I hope you find this lesson helpful, and stay tuned for the next lesson!
Leave a comment below if you have any question.


Sunday, February 23, 2014

Learn Thai, Lesson 8: Numbers

Learn Thai, Lesson 8: Numbers

Hi everyone!
One important thing to know when you learn new language is numbers, right? So let's learn the Thai numbers in this new video lesson.


Thai numbers are very easy. You will be able to form bigger numbers after you figure out 1 to 10.

The numbers from 1 to 10 in Thai are:

1. หนึ่ง 
nùeng

2. สอง  sǎwng
3. สาม  sǎam
4. สี่      sìi
5. ห้า    hâa
6. หก    hòk
7. เจ็ด  jèt
8. แปด bpàet
9. เก้า   gâo
10. สิบ sìp

From 11 - 19 just put the unit number before สิบ sìp, except for 11. We say สิบเอ็ด sìp-èt for 11 instead of sìp-nùeng. It's the same for all the numbers ending in a "one" – use เอ็ด èt for the last digit.

For numbers from 20 up to 99 just use this formula:

(tens) + สิบ sìp + (ones)

For example, 37 would be สามสิบเจ็ด sǎam-sìp-jèt.

The only exception is for the 20s. We use the word ยี่สิบ yîi-sìp instead of สองสิบ sǎwng-sìp.

For example, 25 is ยี่สิบห้า yîi-sìp-hâa.

The Thai word for 100 is ร้อย ráwy. To say a number like 200 or 300, just put the number you want in front of ร้อย ráwy.

For example, 600 is หกร้อย hòk-ráwy.

See, Thai numbers are easy!