As Thais typically use the Arabic numeral system, as a beginner you do not need to learn how to write Thai numbers. But on rare occasions you\u2019ll find street sellers posting prices only in Thai, or hotels with room numbers only in Thai.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
0 \u0e50 \u0e28\u0e39\u0e19\u0e22\u0e4c suun5\u00a0\u00a0 (The \u0e50 keyboard character is found on the letter Q, while holding shift)<\/p>\n
1 \u0e51 \u0e2b\u0e19\u0e37\u0e48\u0e07 neung2\u00a0\u00a0 (don\u2019t confuse this with the Thai letters \u0e04 and \u0e14)<\/p>\n
2 \u0e52 \u0e2a\u0e2d\u0e07 sawng5<\/p>\n
3 \u0e53 \u0e2a\u0e32\u0e21 saam5\u00a0\u00a0 (this number almost looks like a 3 that fell down)<\/p>\n
4 \u0e54 \u0e2a\u0e35\u0e48 see2\u00a0\u00a0 (looks like an acrobat bending his legs over his head)<\/p>\n
5 \u0e55 \u0e2b\u0e49\u0e32 ha3\u00a0\u00a0 (looks like a guy in the crouching position)<\/p>\n
6 \u0e56 \u0e2b\u0e01 hok2\u00a0\u00a0 (this number almost looks like a 6)<\/p>\n
7 \u0e57 \u0e40\u0e08\u0e47\u0e14 jed2\u00a0\u00a0 (this number is like a 3, but with a tail on the end)<\/p>\n
8 \u0e58 \u0e41\u0e1b\u0e14 baed2<\/p>\n
9 \u0e59 \u0e40\u0e01\u0e49\u0e32 gaow3<\/p>\n
10 \u0e51\u0e50 \u0e2a\u0e34\u0e1a sib2<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Numbers are simply put together just like in the Arabic system. However, \u2018one\u2019 is pronounced differently after 10. It\u2019s a special exception.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
11 \u0e51\u0e51 \u0e2a\u0e34\u0e1a\u0e40\u0e2d\u0e47\u0e14 sib2 ed2<\/p>\n
12 \u0e51\u0e52 \u0e2a\u0e34\u0e1a\u0e2a\u0e2d\u0e07 sib2 sawng5<\/p>\n
13 \u0e51\u0e53 \u0e2a\u0e34\u0e1a\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e21 sib2 saam5<\/p>\n
14 \u0e51\u0e54 \u0e2a\u0e34\u0e1a\u0e2a\u0e35\u0e48 sib2 see2<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The pronunciation for 20 is another exception. There are two ways to pronounce it, where the second way is shortened slang. There are no other exceptions after 20.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
20 \u0e52\u0e50 \u0e22\u0e35\u0e48\u0e2a\u0e34\u0e1a, \u0e22\u0e35\u0e48\u0e1a____ yee3 sib2, yeeb3 (can only use the shortened version for 20 if something else follows here)<\/p>\n
21 \u0e52\u0e51 \u0e22\u0e35\u0e48\u0e2a\u0e34\u0e1a\u0e40\u0e2d\u0e47\u0e14, \u0e22\u0e35\u0e48\u0e1a\u0e40\u0e2d\u0e47\u0e14 yee3 sib2 ed2, yeeb3 ed2<\/p>\n
22 \u0e52\u0e52 \u0e22\u0e35\u0e48\u0e2a\u0e34\u0e1a\u0e2a\u0e2d\u0e07, \u0e22\u0e35\u0e48\u0e1a\u0e2a\u0e2d\u0e07 yee3 sib2 sawng5, yeeb3 sawng5<\/p>\n
30 \u0e53\u0e50 \u0e2a\u0e32\u0e21\u0e2a\u0e34\u0e1a saam5 sib2<\/p>\n
31 \u0e53\u0e51 \u0e2a\u0e32\u0e21\u0e2a\u0e34\u0e1a\u0e40\u0e2d\u0e47\u0e14 saam5 sib2 ed2<\/p>\n
40 \u0e54\u0e50 \u0e2a\u0e35\u0e48\u0e2a\u0e34\u0e1a see2 sib2<\/p>\n
41 \u0e54\u0e51 \u0e2a\u0e35\u0e48\u0e2a\u0e34\u0e1a\u0e40\u0e2d\u0e47\u0e14 see2 sib2 ed2<\/p>\n
78 \u0e57\u0e58 \u0e40\u0e08\u0e47\u0e14\u0e2a\u0e34\u0e1a\u0e41\u0e1b\u0e14 jed2 sib2 baed2<\/p>\n
87 \u0e58\u0e57 \u0e41\u0e1b\u0e14\u0e2a\u0e34\u0e1a\u0e40\u0e08\u0e47\u0e14 baed2 sib2 jed2<\/p>\n
99 \u0e59\u0e59 \u0e40\u0e01\u0e49\u0e32\u0e2a\u0e34\u0e1a\u0e40\u0e01\u0e49\u0e32 gaow3 sib2 gaow3<\/p>\n
100\u00a0 \u0e51\u0e50\u0e50 neung2 roy4<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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