ห้าสิบ

hâa-sìp

Meaning

1NounA1

fifty; 50

the cardinal number 50; used to count or denote the quantity fifty

Examples

ไข่kàiไข่kài1egg2[to] lay eggs; spawn3testicles (vulgar/slang)4zero score (slang, sports/exams)แผงpɛ̌ɛngแผงpɛ̌ɛng1stall; booth2panel; board3display rack; panel display4blister packนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสามสิบsǎam-sìpสามสิบsǎam-sìpthirty (30)ฟองfɔɔngฟองfɔɔng1bubble; foam; froth2classifier: eggs; bubbles; blistersไม่ใช่mâi-châiไม่ใช่mâi-châi1is/are/am not; not (to be)2no (disagreement/denial)3not (emphatic correction)ห้าสิบhâa-sìpห้าสิบhâa-sìpfifty; 50
This tray of eggs has thirty eggs, not fifty.
3 more examples
เสื้อsʉ̂ʉaตัวdtuuaนี้níiราคาraa-kaaห้าสิบhâa-sìpบาทbàat
This shirt costs fifty baht.
คุณแม่kun-mɛ̂ɛของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnจะjàอายุaa-yúครบkrópห้าสิบhâa-sìpปีbpiiในnaiเดือนหน้าdʉʉan-nâa
My mother will turn fifty years old next month.
ในnaiห้องประชุมhɔ̂ng-bprà-chumมีmiiเก้าอี้gâo-îiประมาณbprà-maanห้าสิบhâa-sìpตัวdtuua
There are about fifty chairs in the meeting room.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classHigh class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Falling tone

hâa

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

High class + Mai tho → Falling

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

ห้าhâaห้าhâa1five (number)2Java plum tree (Northern Thai)five (number)Part 1
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สิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten; unit of tentenPart 2
ห้าสิบhâa-sìpห้าสิบhâa-sìpfifty; 50fifty; 50Word