How to Say “One Thousand” in Thai

หนึ่งพัน
nueng phan
In Thai, the phrase for one thousand is หนึ่งพัน (nueng phan).
หนึ่งพัน is used to represent the number that is ten times one hundred.

What does it mean word for word?

The word consists of หนึ่ง (one) and พัน (thousand).

How do you pronounce it?

nueng phan

Did you know?

  • Thai has a specific word for 'ten thousand', หมื่น (muen), which means you do not say 'ten thousand' using the word พัน as you would in English.
  • If you were to use the word พัน in a different context, it can also mean 'to wrap' or 'to wind' something, such as wrapping a bandage around a limb.
  • In old Thai literature and royal language, numbers like พัน were sometimes used hyperbolically to mean 'countless' or 'a vast multitude' rather than a literal mathematical value.

Examples in context

  • ผมจ่ายหนึ่งพันบาทสำหรับการซื้อหนังสือ
    I spent one thousand baht on buying books.
  • หนึ่งพันบาท
    nueng phan bat
    One thousand baht.
  • ฉันมีเงินหนึ่งพันบาท
    chan mi ngoen nueng phan bat
    I have one thousand baht.
  • ราคาหนึ่งพันบาทพอดี
    ra-kha nueng phan bat pho di
    The price is exactly one thousand baht.

Example conversation

At a market, a man is asking about the price of a bag.

  1. ธีรภัทร Theeraphat

    กระเป๋าใบนี้ราคาเท่าไหร่ครับ
    kra-pao bai ni ra-kha thao-rai khrap
    How much is this bag?
  2. ณิชา Nicha

    หนึ่งพันบาทค่ะ
    nueng phan bat kha
    One thousand baht.
  3. ธีรภัทร Theeraphat

    ลดให้หน่อยได้ไหมครับ
    lot hai noi dai mai khrap
    Can you give me a discount?
  4. ณิชา Nicha

    ลดให้เหลือเก้าร้อยบาทค่ะ
    lot hai luea kao roy bat kha
    I can reduce it to nine hundred baht.
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