Shopping & Numbers - Thai Phrases Transliterated

Stress is placed on syllables differently in Thai than in English. In a multi syllabic word, it is often the second syllable that gets the stress (but not always). So when in doubt, stress all syllables equally.

Tones (h),(l),(r),(f) review

"Polite words" are used at the ends of sentences. A man will use "(h)krahp!", while a woman will use "ka!". Note the high tone versus the neutral tone.

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A   ...    before or after a phrase indicates a personal pronoun or a gender specific "polite word" should also be used.

Phrase		Transliteration
How much is this/what is the price		(f)nee (f)tao!-(l)ry! (h)krahp!/ka!
That's very expensive		paang (f)mahk
Can you reduce the price?		...(h)lot! ra-kah (l)dy! (r)my!...
I will offer you xxx baht.		... (l)sa!-(r)noo ra-kah xxx baht
I don't want it.		... (f)my ow! ...
Do you have a cheaper one than this?		... mee (l)took (l)gwah (n)nee (r)my ...
I want it.		... ow! ...
Thai Numbers
Number	Transliteration	Number	Transliteration
0	(r)soon	21	*(f)yee-(l)sip!-(l)eht!
1	(l)neung!	22 and etc.	(f)yee-(l)sip!-(r)sawng
2	(r)sawng	30	(r)sahm-(l)sip!
3	(r)sahm	40	(l)see-(l)sip!
4	(l)see	50	(f)hah-(l)sip!
5	(f)hah	60	(l)hohk!-(l)sip!
6	(l)hohk!	70	(l)jet!-(l)sip!
7	(l)jet!	80	(l)bpaat-(l)sip!
8	(l)bpaat	90	(f)gow-(l)sip!
9	(f)gow	100	(l)neung!-(h)rawy
10	(l)sip!	200	(r)sawng-(h)rawy
11	(l)sip!-eht!	250	(r)sawng-(h)rawy-(f)hah-(l)sip!
12	(l)sip!-(r)sawng	1,000	(l)neung!-pahn!
13	(l)sip!-(r)sahm	1,200	(l)neung!-pahn!-(r)sawng-(h)rawy
14	(l)sip!-(l)see	10,000	(l)neung!-(l)meun
15	(l)sip!-(f)hah	20,000	(r)sawng-(l)meun
16	(l)sip!-(l)hohk!	100,000	(l)neung!-(r)saan
17	(l)sip!-(l)jet!	1,000,000	(l)neung!-(h)lahn
18	(l)sip!-(l)bpaat	(*) ... (l)eht! is the form for 11, 21, 31, 41, etc.
19	(l)sip!-(f)gow
20	(f)yee-(l)sip!
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Notes:
1- "(f)my! bpen! ry!" is used in many contexts including forgiveness.
2- Saying that you speak Thai a little can allow the listener to assume you actually speak quite a lot of Thai. It is often better to say in Thai, "I don't speak Thai"

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