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How to say twenty
in Thai
ยี่สิบ
yîi-sìp
twenty
yîi fallingsìp low
Never สองสิบ. ยี่ is an old word for 'two' that survives only in 20 to 29.
- Part of speech
- number
- Remember it
- YEE-HAW! Twenty SIPS of lemonade.
In a sentence
- ยี่สิบบาทyîi-sìp bàat20 baht
- ยี่สิบห้าyîi-sìp-hâa25
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Why twenty isn't 'two-ten'
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