NumbersNumber in Thai
“Number” in Thai is ตัวเลขdtua-lêek; you'll also hear เลขlêek (number of something) and เบอร์boe (phone, size).
number, figure, digit noun
- dtua mid
- lêek falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
number (a figure, digits) noun number of something
- lêek falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
number (a phone number, a size); from English noun
- boe mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
How to use it
ตัวเลขdtua-lêek is a number as a written figure; เลขlêek is the number of something, such as a room, a house or a lottery ticket: เลขห้องlêek hâwng, room number. เบอร์boe, from the English "number", is for phone numbers, sizes and numbered things: เบอร์โทรboe too, phone number. Thai also has its own digits, from ๐sǔun to ๙gâao, on banknotes, temple signs and some price tags; our page on Thai numbers has them all.
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:
- tua lek
- lek
- ber
More numbers in Thai
All numbers
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