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How to say billion (thousand million)
in Thai
พันล้าน
pan-láan
billion (thousand million)
pan midláan high
Thai counts big money in ล้าน: สามพันล้าน = 3 billion, หมื่นล้าน = 10 billion.
- Part of speech
- number
In a sentence
- โครงการนี้ใช้งบห้าพันล้านบาทkroong-gaan níi chái ngóp hâa pan-láan bàatThis project uses a budget of 5 billion baht.
From the same situation: Economy and money talk
- เงินเฟ้อinflation
- เงินฝืดdeflation
- ข้าวของthings, goods (everyday prices)
- ราคาน้ำมันfuel price, oil price
- กำลังซื้อpurchasing power, spending power
- การบริโภคconsumption
- ปรับขึ้นto raise, adjust upwards (prices, rates)
- ปรับลดto cut, adjust downwards
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