Hi! Our MuayThaiArt.com/blog today will relax and not think of Muay Thai for a day. Speak of Thai is here every week to introduce you to Thai language. We’ll make it simple and easy for you!

Today let us count numbers! Counting numbers is another important part of learning another language. At least when you buy stuff, you have to know how to say the correct price.

I’m not saying anything much today. Let’s start!

1 = Nueng (หนึ่ง) 11 = Sib-Ed* (สิบเอ็ด)
2 = Song (สอง) 12 = Sib-Song (สิบสอง)
3 = Saam (สาม) 13 = Sib-Saam (สิบสาม)
4 = Si (สี่) 14 = Sib-Si (สิบสี่)
5 = Ha (ห้า) 15 = Sib-Ha (สิบห้า)
6 = Hok (หก) 16 = Sib-Hok (สิบหก)
7 = Jedd (เจ็ด) 17 = Sib-Jedd (สิบเจ็ด)
8 = Paed (แปด) 18 = Sib-Paed (สิบแปด)
9 = Kaaw (เก้า) 19 = Sib-Kaaw (สิบเก้า)
10 = Sib (สิบ) 20 = Yi-Sib** (ยี่สิบ)

Wow, that’s something huh! Don’t get too excited. Try to remember first from one to ten because they are the basic numbers. After you’re fluent with those ten number the rest is easy.

If you have notice, number 1 is said differently in number 1 and number 11. If it’s number 1 alone, we call it Nueng. But if it’s with other number, for example, after ten, twenty, and thirty, we call it Ed. Here number 1 is after 10 (Sib) so we call it Sib-Ed NOT Sib-Nueng. Another example just to be clear, 21 = Yi-Sib-Ed.

Alright! 20 numbers for today. My trick to memorize new words is to saying them out loud. Who care about others! But just don’t do it in an important meeting, we won’t assure you that nothing would happen!

See you next week! SawaddeeKa