Counting in Thai

If you want to be serious about shopping and bargaining then it is important to learn Thai numbers. Once you can count from 1 to 11 the rest will be very easy, probably easier than counting in English. Most Thai people are good at Math which is partly due to how the way Thai numbers are named.

One to one Hiundred

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From twelve to nineteen you just repeat the same formula:

13 = 10 + 3 sib see
14 = 10 + 4 sib ha

and again, from twenty two to twenty nine you repeat the same formula:

Twenty - yee sib

Twenty One - yee sib et

Twenty Two - yee sib song

Twenty Three - yee sib sam

By now you should be able to count all the way to one hundred.

Thirty - sam sib

Forty - see sib

All shops use English numerals so it will be easy for you to read. The only time you will see Thai numerals is when there is a two price system at a tourist attraction.

If you haven't learnt all of the numbers by the time you arrive in Thailand don't worry. Shopkeepers will show you the price on a calculator!