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Numbers, time and money in Thai

Count, pay, bargain, tell the time the Thai way and read dates in the Buddhist year. Short lessons you can play right now, plus reference pages with audio for every word.

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What you'll learn

Numbers are the first thing you need in Thailand: prices at the market, your Grab's plate number, the time of the night train. This mini-course takes you from หนึ่งnùeng to millions, prices and polite bargaining, counting things with classifiers, the six-hour clock (บ่ายสองโมงbàai sǎwng moong is 2 pm) and dates in the Buddhist year.

The lessons

Each one takes a few minutes and works without signing up.

  1. 1

    0 to 10, and phone numbers

    Count from 0 to 10 and say a phone number digit by digit.

    • ศูนย์ sǔun0
    • หนึ่ง nùeng1
    • สอง sǎwng2
    Play lesson Thai numbers → 8 min · 18 items
  2. 2

    11 to 99

    Say any number from 11 to 99, including the special forms èt and yîi.

    • สิบเอ็ด sìp-èt11
    • สิบสอง sìp-sǎwng12
    • สิบสาม sìp-sǎam13
    Play lesson Thai numbers → 8 min · 27 items
  3. 3

    Hundreds, thousands, millions

    Say and understand numbers from 100 up to millions, including the Thai words for 10,000 and 100,000.

    • ร้อย ráwy100
    • ร้อยเอ็ด ráwy-èt101
    • ร้อยสิบ ráwy-sìp110
    Play lesson Big numbers and the converter → 8 min · 25 items
  4. 4

    Prices and bargaining

    Ask for and understand prices, pay in different ways, and bargain politely at markets.

    • เจ็ด jètบาท bàat7 baht
    • ยี่สิบ yîi-sìpบาท bàat20 baht
    • สามสิบห้า sǎam-sìp-hâaบาท bàat35 baht
    Play lesson Prices in baht → 8 min · 16 items
  5. 5

    Counting things: classifiers

    Count and order things with the right classifier: 'coffee two cup'.

    • กาแฟ gaa-faeสอง sǎwngแก้ว gâewtwo coffees
    • ข้าวผัด kâao-pàtหนึ่ง nùengจาน jaanone plate of fried rice
    • สี่ sìiคน konfour people
    Play lesson Counting things → 8 min · 20 items
  6. 6

    Telling the time the Thai way

    Say and understand everyday times with the Thai six-hour clock (dtii, moong, bàai, yen, tûm).

    • หก hòkโมง moongเช้า cháao6 am
    • เจ็ด jètโมง moongเช้า cháao7 am
    • แปด bpàetโมง moongเช้า cháao8 am
    Play lesson Telling time in Thai → 8 min · 30 items
  7. 7

    24-hour time, minutes and durations

    Read timetables and official times (naa-lí-gaa) and say how long something takes.

    • เจ็ด jètนาฬิกา naa-lí-gaa07:00
    • เก้า gâaoนาฬิกา naa-lí-gaaสามสิบ sǎam-sìpนาที naa-tii09:30
    • สิบสอง sìp-sǎwngนาฬิกา naa-lí-gaa12:00
    Play lesson The 24-hour clock → 8 min · 22 items
  8. 8

    Days, months, dates and the Buddhist year

    Say days, months and dates, and read years in the Buddhist Era (BE = CE + 543).

    • วันจันทร์ wan-janMonday
    • วันอังคาร wan-ang-kaanTuesday
    • วันพุธ wan-pútWednesday
    Play lesson Months and the Thai year → 8 min · 30 items

Reference pages

Everything on one page each, with audio and examples.