Learn how to count larger numbers
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Hello and welcome to Thai Survival Phrases brought to you by ThaiPod101.com. This course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Thailand. You will be surprised at how far a little Thai will go. |
| Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by ThaiPod101.com, and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
Lesson focus |
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| Today, we're going to continue on with counting as we cover 11 to 100. |
| Let's just quickly review one to ten. |
| "One" - nùeng |
| "Two" - sǎawng |
| "three" - sǎam |
| "four" - sìi |
| "five" - hâa |
| "six" - hòk |
| "seven" - jèt |
| "eight" - bpàaet |
| "nine" - gâao |
| "ten" - sìp |
| Counting from one to 10 helped you learn the numbers already. But when making a large numbers, there are some rules. |
| First rule is about the number one. When it comes at the last digit, the number "one" or nùeng change its name to èt. |
| èt |
| Let's hear this one more time: èt |
| èt |
| Second rule is about the number two. From 20 to 29, the number "two" is not sǎawng but yîi. |
| yîi |
| Let's hear this one more time: yîi |
| yîi |
| I know it sounds confusing and so discouraging. But I promise you, after I give you some example, it is going to be a lot easier. |
| Let's start with the number 11 to 19. The common form is the number "10" followed by the number. For example, "11" is sìp-èt |
| sìp-èt |
| It is the number "10," which is sìp, followed by the number "one." But as the first rule, the number "one" change its name from nùeng to èt when it comes as the last digit. Therefore, "11" is sìp-èt |
| sìp-èt |
| Now, let's count from 11 to 19. |
| "11" - sìp-èt |
| "12" - sìp-sǎawng |
| "13" - sìp-sǎam |
| "14" - sìp-sìi |
| "15" - sìp-hâa |
| "16" - sìp-hòk |
| "17" - sìp-jèt |
| "18" - sìp-bpàaet |
| "19" - sìp-gâao |
| Now, let's get to the number 20 to 29. Keep in mind that the number "two" change its name from sǎawng to yîi in this set of number. The common form of the numbers from 20 to 99 is the number, followed by sìp, then the number again, if any. For example, the number "20" is yîi-sìp |
| yîi-sìp |
| It is yîi for "two," then followed by sìp or "10." But since there is no any number following, we don't add any more words. Therefore, "20" is yîi-sìp. |
| yîi-sìp |
| How about "21"? It is yîi-sìp-èt |
| yîi-sìp-èt |
| It is the number "two," which is yîi, followed by "10," which is sìp, then the number "one," which is èt. Therefore, "21" is yîi-sìp-èt. |
| Now, let's start counting. |
| "21" - yîi-sìp-èt |
| "22" - yîi-sìp-sǎawng |
| "23" - yîi-sìp-sǎam |
| "24" - yîi-sìp-sìi |
| "25" - yîi-sìp-hâa |
| "26" - yîi-sìp-hòk |
| "27" - yîi-sìp-jèt |
| "28" - yîi-sìp-bpàaet |
| "29" - yîi-sìp-gâao |
| Now, from 30 to 90, we follow the same rules as we learned earlier. Let's count. |
| "30" - sǎam-sìp |
| "40" - sìi-sìp |
| "50" - hâa-sìp |
| "60" - hòk-sìp |
| "70" - jèt-sìp |
| "80" - bpàaet-sìp |
| "90" - gâao-sìp |
| Now let's go to number hundred. In Thai, "a hundred" is nùeng-ráawy |
| nùeng-ráawy |
| Let's hear this one more time: nùeng-ráawy |
| The first word, nùeng, is "one," followed by ráawy, which is "a hundred." |
| So, nùeng-ráawy is "one hundred." |
Outro |
| Okay. To close out today's lesson, we'd like for you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase, and you are responsible of saying it loud. You will have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so chôok-dii khâ, that's mean "good luck" in Thai. |
| Remember, khâ is for women, and khráp is for men. Okay. Here we go. |
| Counting from 11 to 19: |
| sìp-èt |
| sìp-sǎawng |
| sìp-sǎam |
| sìp-sìi |
| sìp-hâa |
| sìp-hòk |
| sìp-jèt |
| sìp-bpàaet |
| sìp-gâao |
| Counting from 20 to 29: |
| yîi-sìp |
| yîi-sìp-èt |
| yîi-sìp-sǎawng |
| yîi-sìp-sǎam |
| yîi-sìp-sìi |
| yîi-sìp-hâa |
| yîi-sìp-hòk |
| yîi-sìp-jèt |
| yîi-sìp-bpàaet |
| yîi-sìp-gâao |
| "30" - sǎam-sìp |
| "40" - sìi-sìp |
| "50" - hâa-sìp |
| "60" - hòk-sìp |
| "70" - jèt-sìp |
| "80" - bpàaet-sìp |
| "90" - gâao-sìp |
| "100" - nùeng-ráawy |
| All right. That’s going to do it for today. Remember to stop by ThaiPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
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