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How to say nine
in Thai
เก้า
gâo
nine
gâo falling
The lucky number: เก้า sounds like ก้าว 'to step forward'. That is one reason so many prices end in 9.
- Part of speech
- number
- Remember it
- The COW jumps over the moon nine times.
In a sentence
- เก้าสิบเก้าบาทgâo-sìp-gâo bàat99 baht
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Jingjok teaches เก้า with audio, the tone drawn on screen, and a check on your own voice. Count to a thousand, ask and understand prices, pay by cash, card or QR, and get the right change.
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