Math in Thai

“Math” in Thai is คณิตศาสตร์ká-nít-sàat.

คณิตศาสตร์ ká-nít-sàat

mathematics, maths noun

ká high
nít high
sàat low

High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

How to use it

คณิตศาสตร์ká-nít-sàat is the school subject; in speech it's simply เลขlêek, numbers: ไม่เก่งเลขmâi gèng lêek, I'm bad at maths, and คิดเลขkít lêek, to do sums. Plus is บวกbùak, minus ลบlóp, times คูณkuun and divided by หารhǎan, which is also how friends split a bill: หารกันhǎan gan.

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:

khanit
kanitsat
ka nit sat
khanitsart

More work and study in Thai

All work and study

ทำงาน tam-ngaan Work
to work
เลิกงาน lôek-ngaan Finish work
to finish work (for the day)
ประชุม bprà-chum Meeting
หัวหน้า hǔa-nâa Boss
boss, manager, head (of a team)
เงินเดือน ngoen-duean Salary
salary (monthly pay)
สัมภาษณ์ sǎm-pâat Interview
to interview

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