12. Classifiers

Question 1

batang

Answer 1

classifier for long, straight, and hard objects e.g. rulers, rivers

Question 2

biji

Answer 2

classifier for small, rounded, and seed-like objects e.g. grapes, marbles, round object (kelapa, telur, durian, limau, oren)

Question 3

botol

Answer 3

classifier for liquids that can be filled into bottles

Question 4

buku

Answer 4

classifier for book-like objects and small lumps or pieces e.g. a piece of soap

Question 5

bungkus

Answer 5

classifier for things that can be wrapped into packets e.g. a bundle of fried noodles

Question 6

dozen

Answer 6

classifier for twelve items typically used in units of 12 (e.g. a dozen eggs)

Question 7

gelas

Answer 7

classifier for liquids that can be filled into glasses. Eg air, susu

Question 8

guni

Answer 8

classifier for sack-like items

Question 9

ikat

Answer 9

classifier for items that can be tied into bundles e.g. bundle of greens

Question 10

keping

Answer 10

classifier for things that are flat, thin, and wide e.g. slices of bread

Question 11

ketul

Answer 11

classifier for things that are lumpy and cohesive e.g. a piece of meat

Question 12

kilo

Answer 12

classifier for kilogram units e.g. kilo of rice

Question 13

Sebuah

Answer 13

Classifier for one large or unspecified object e.g. house, chair, bigger object (kereta, rumah, kapal, kapal terbang, lori)

Question 14

Sebatang

Answer 14

Classifier for one long straight or tall object e.g. tree pen, river, long object (jalan, sungai, pensil, pen, tongkat, serai, kayu)

Question 15

Sebilah

Answer 15

Classifier for one sharp pointed object e.g. knife, scissors, needle

Question 16

kotak

Answer 16

box

Question 17

liter

Answer 17

litre

Question 18

mangkuk

Answer 18

bowl

Question 19

paket

Answer 19

packet

Question 20

pinggan

Answer 20

plate. Eg Nasi goreng or Mi Goreng

Question 21

rim

Answer 21

ream

Question 22

orang

Answer 22

for human being (guru, anak, murid)

Question 23

ekor

Answer 23

for animal (ayam, lembu, ikan, etc)

Question 24

butir

Answer 24

round but small object (peluru, manik, mutiara, berlian)

Question 25

pucuk

Answer 25

(surat, pistol, senapang, raifal)

Question 26

cawan

Answer 26

kopi, teh

Question 27

piring

Answer 27

(kuih)

Question 28

helai

Answer 28

[sheet] For thin and flat objects like paper, leaves, cloth etc

Question 29

hiris

Answer 29

[slice] For objects which have been cut into very small pieces like meat, onions etc

Question 30

sikat

Answer 30

[hair-comb] For counting bananas only.

Question 31

Bidang

Answer 31

Broad and flat objects such as land, mats, sails