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Thai Vocabulary: Numbers 1 to 1 million

It teaches the numbers 1–21 and the key tens and place-value numbers needed to build Thai numbers up to one million.

หนึ่ง
nùeng
low tonelow
Adjective; Numeral
one, same, single
Remember it by

A nun holding up exactly one finger.

สอง
sɔ̌ɔng
rising tonerising
Numeral
two
Remember it by
song

Two people singing a song together as a duet.

สาม
sǎam
rising tonerising
Numeral
three
Remember it by
Sam

Uncle Sam holding up three fingers.

สี่
sìi
low tonelow
number
four
Remember it by
C4/see-4

C4, an explosive idea.

ห้า
hâa
falling tonefalling
number
five
Remember it by
ha!

Five people are laughing and shouting “ha!” around five enormous funny objects.

หก
hòk
low tonelow
number
six
Remember it by
hawk

Six enormous hawks swoop around six people who are desperately trying to count them.

เจ็ด
jèt
low tonelow
number
seven
Remember it by
jet

Seven fighter jets flying in a perfect V-formation.

แปด
bpàet
low tonelow
number
eight
Remember it by
Bat

Eight enormous bats swarm dramatically through a Thai night sky.

เก้า
gâo
falling tonefalling
number
nine
Remember it by
gow

Nine people saying 'ow'. The 'g' part comes from there being no gow sound. Grrr.

สิบ
sìp
low tonelow
number
ten
Remember it by
sip

Ten people simultaneously take enormous sips from ten giant drinks.

สิบเอ็ด
sìp-èt
low tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2low-low
eleven
Remember it by
sip it

Eleven people urgently tell each other to “sip it” while eleven giant drinks are being passed around.

สิบสอง
sìp-sɔ̌ɔng
low tone — syllable 1 of 2rising tone — syllable 2 of 2low-rising
twelve
Remember it by
sip song

Twelve people take twelve giant sips while singing one huge song together.

สิบสาม
sìp-sǎam
low tone — syllable 1 of 2rising tone — syllable 2 of 2low-rising
thirteen
Remember it by
sip Sam

Thirteen people named Sam all take a sip together in an absurd crowd of identical Sams.

สิบสี่
sìp-sìi
low tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2low-low
fourteen
Remember it by
sip, see

Fourteen people take a sip and point excitedly at what they see.

สิบห้า
sìp-hâa
low tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2low-falling
fifteen
Remember it by
sip, ha!

Fifteen people take huge sips and burst into laughter with exaggerated “ha!” reactions.

สิบหก
sìp-hòk
low tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2low-low
sixteen
Remember it by
sip hawk

Sixteen enormous hawks swoop down to take sips from sixteen giant cups.

สิบเจ็ด
sìp-jèt
low tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2low-low
seventeen
Remember it by
sip jet

Seventeen tiny jets swoop down and take absurd sips from giant cups.

สิบแปด
sìp-bpàet
low tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2low-low
eighteen
Remember it by
sip pet

Eighteen adorable pets all drink from giant bowls while their owners cheer.

สิบเก้า
sìp-gâo
low tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2low-falling
nineteen
Remember it by
sip cow

Nineteen enormous cows line up to take giant sips from a row of huge cups.

ยี่สิบ
yîi-sìp
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-low
number
twenty
Remember it by
yea, sip

Twenty people enthusiastically agree “yea” and take twenty enormous sips together.

ยี่สิบเอ็ด
yîi-sìp-èt
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3low tone — syllable 2 of 3low tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-low-low
twenty-one
Remember it by
yea, sip it

Twenty-one people enthusiastically tell one another “yea, sip it!” while passing around twenty-one giant drinks.

สามสิบ
sǎam-sìp
rising tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2rising-low
thirty
Remember it by
Sam sip

Thirty men named Sam take giant sips together in an absurd crowd.

สี่สิบ
sìi-sìp
low tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2low-low
forty
Remember it by
see sip

Forty people all point at the same spectacle while taking a sip.

ห้าสิบ
hâa-sìp
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-low
fifty
Remember it by
ha, sip

Fifty people laugh loudly and take giant sips together.

หกสิบ
hòk-sìp
low tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2low-low
sixty
Remember it by
hawk sip

Sixty enormous hawks swoop down and take giant sips from a vast field of cups.

เจ็ดสิบ
jèt-sìp
low tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2low-low
seventy
Remember it by
jet sip

Seventy miniature jets swoop together and take giant sips from enormous cups.

แปดสิบ
bpàet-sìp
low tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2low-low
eighty
Remember it by
pet sip

Eighty adorable pets crowd together drinking from enormous bowls.

เก้าสิบ
gâo-sìp
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-low
ninety
Remember it by
cow sip

Ninety enormous cows form a giant line to take sips from ninety huge cups.

ร้อย
rɔ́ɔi
high tonehigh
numeral
hundred
Remember it by
Roy

A character named Roy stands proudly in the middle of a spectacular scene containing exactly one hundred objects.

พัน
phan
mid tonemid
numeral
thousand
Remember it by
fan

A gigantic electric fan blows thousands of objects through the air in a spectacular whirlwind.

หมื่น
mʉ̀ʉn
low tonelow
numeral
ten thousand
Remember it by
mean

A gigantic mean-looking character glares over a vast crowd of countless people, making the scene feel like ten thousand.

แสน
sɛ̌ɛn
rising tonerising
numeral
hundred thousand
Remember it by
sane

A perfectly sane character calmly stands beside an immense sea of countless people representing one hundred thousand.

ล้าน
láan
high tonehigh
Classifier; Noun; Numeral
million
Remember it by
lawn

A gigantic lawn stretches beyond the horizon, covered with an overwhelming multitude of objects representing one million.

Vocabulary (33 words)

หนึ่ง nùeng
one, same, single
สอง sɔ̌ɔng
two
สาม sǎam
three
สี่ sìi
four
ห้า hâa
five
หก hòk
six
เจ็ด jèt
seven
แปด bpàet
eight
เก้า gâo
nine
สิบ sìp
ten
สิบเอ็ด sìp-èt
eleven
สิบสอง sìp-sɔ̌ɔng
twelve
สิบสาม sìp-sǎam
thirteen
สิบสี่ sìp-sìi
fourteen
สิบห้า sìp-hâa
fifteen
สิบหก sìp-hòk
sixteen
สิบเจ็ด sìp-jèt
seventeen
สิบแปด sìp-bpàet
eighteen
สิบเก้า sìp-gâo
nineteen
ยี่สิบ yîi-sìp
twenty
ยี่สิบเอ็ด yîi-sìp-èt
twenty-one
สามสิบ sǎam-sìp
thirty
สี่สิบ sìi-sìp
forty
ห้าสิบ hâa-sìp
fifty
หกสิบ hòk-sìp
sixty
เจ็ดสิบ jèt-sìp
seventy
แปดสิบ bpàet-sìp
eighty
เก้าสิบ gâo-sìp
ninety
ร้อย rɔ́ɔi
hundred
พัน phan
thousand
หมื่น mʉ̀ʉn
ten thousand
แสน sɛ̌ɛn
hundred thousand
ล้าน láan
million