Weights and Measures
When you visit Thailand, you are unlikely to come across anything
other than the metric system when you go shopping. The exceptions to this
are the measurements used to describe land area and the weight of gold,
which still use the old Thai system.
| Area |
|
| 1 sq wah |
4 sq metres |
| 1 ngan (100 sq wah) |
400 sq metres |
| 1 rai (4 ngan) |
1600 sq metres |
|
|
| Weights |
|
| 1 baht |
4 saleung |
| 1 baht (gold) |
15 g |
| 1 tamleung (4 baht) |
60 g |
| 1 chang (20 tamleung) |
1.2 kg |
| 1 harb (50 chang) |
60 kg |
| 1 karat (diamond) |
20 centigram |
|
|
| Linear
Measure |
|
| 1 niu |
0.619 inch (English) |
| 1 niu |
4 krabiad |
| 1 keub (12 niu) |
9.54 inch or 25 cm |
| 1 sawk (2 keub) |
50 cm |
| 1 wah (4 sawk) |
2 m |
| 1 sen (20 wah) |
40 m |
| 1 yoht (400 sen) |
16km |
|
|
| Volumetric
Measure |
|
| 1 kwian (2 bun) |
2000 litres |
| 1 bun (50 tung) |
1000 litres |
| 1 tung |
20 litres |
| 1 tananluang |
1 litres |
| 1 yok (wood) |
17.78 sq
ft | |
For travellers to Thailand.
