Calculate in Thai

“Calculate” in Thai is คำนวณkam-nuan.

คำนวณ kam-nuan

to calculate, to work out verb

kam mid
nuan mid

Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.

How to use it

คำนวณkam-nuan is calculating: a bill split between friends, a price in another currency, how much paint a room needs. A calculator is a เครื่องคิดเลขkrûeang kít lêek, "a machine to think numbers", and doing sums is คิดเลขkít lêek. Market vendors often show you the total on a calculator, a handy trick when you don't catch the number.

Other spellings you'll see

There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:

khamnuan
kumnuan

More verbs in Thai

All verbs

เป็น bpen Be
to be (a nationality, a job, a role)
มี mii Have
to have
ไป bpai Go
to go
มา maa Come
to come
กิน gin Eat
to eat
ดื่ม dùuem Drink
to drink

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones