เก้า
9
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This is the basic numeral for nine. It is used for quantities, ages, times, numbers, and positions in a sequence.
9
It represents the number nine, which comes after eight and before ten.
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คนไทยชอบเลข 9 khon thay chɔ̂ɔp lêek kâaw Thai people like the number 9. คนไทยชอบเลข 9 details
Learning notes
Explanation
เก้า corresponds to the Arabic numeral 9 and the Thai numeral ๙. When counting objects, the usual pattern is “noun + เก้า + classifier.” For example, หนังสือเก้าเล่ม means “nine books,” and เก้าคน means “nine people.” To express an ordinal, ที่ is normally added: ที่เก้า means “ninth.” In some contexts, เดือนเก้า refers specifically to the ninth month of the traditional Thai lunar calendar.
Usage
It is used widely in both speech and writing when stating quantities, ages, times, floor numbers, rankings, phone numbers, and other numerical information.
Caution
For “ninth,” use ที่เก้า rather than เก้า alone. Do not confuse it with เก่า (“old”) or ก้าว (“to step forward; a step”). เก้าโมง normally means 9 a.m.; 9 p.m. is commonly expressed as สามทุ่ม.