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How to say ten thousand
in Thai
หมื่น
mùuen
ten thousand
mùuen low
Thai counts in units of 10,000: สามหมื่น is 30,000, not 'thirty thousand'. Rent and salaries live in หมื่น.
- Part of speech
- number
In a sentence
- สองหมื่นบาทsǎawng mùuen bàat20,000 baht
- หมื่นห้าmùuen hâa15,000 (short form)
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Counting in หมื่น and แสน (and the lottery on the 1st and 16th)
From the same situation: Big numbers, dates, money 2
- แสนhundred thousand
- ล้านmillion
- ประมาณabout, approximately
- เกือบalmost, nearly
- จุดpoint, dot (decimal)
- ค่าใช้จ่ายexpenses, costs
- งบbudget
- เก็บเงินto save money; to collect payment
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Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok teaches หมื่น with audio, the tone drawn on screen, and a check on your own voice. Handle prices from thousands to millions, say and read dates in both calendars, compare prices, and use discounts, instalments and exchange booths.
- WEEKS 1–2 · SURVIVEGreet anyone, pay, and order food and 7-Eleven exactly how you like it.
- WEEKS 3–6 · SETTLE INGet around by taxi, Grab and skytrain, find anything, and handle your landlord.
- WEEKS 7–12 · RUN YOUR LIFEPharmacy, bank, SIM and apps, how you feel, and a weekend away, all in Thai.
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