12. Classifiers Flashcards
batang
classifier for long, straight, and hard objects e.g. rulers, rivers
biji
classifier for small, rounded, and seed-like objects e.g. grapes, marbles, round object (kelapa, telur, durian, limau, oren)
botol
classifier for liquids that can be filled into bottles
buku
classifier for book-like objects and small lumps or pieces e.g. a piece of soap
bungkus
classifier for things that can be wrapped into packets e.g. a bundle of fried noodles
dozen
classifier for twelve items typically used in units of 12 (e.g. a dozen eggs)
gelas
classifier for liquids that can be filled into glasses. Eg air, susu
guni
classifier for sack-like items
ikat
classifier for items that can be tied into bundles e.g. bundle of greens
keping
classifier for things that are flat, thin, and wide e.g. slices of bread
ketul
classifier for things that are lumpy and cohesive e.g. a piece of meat
kilo
classifier for kilogram units e.g. kilo of rice
Sebuah
Classifier for one large or unspecified object e.g. house, chair, bigger object (kereta, rumah, kapal, kapal terbang, lori)
Sebatang
Classifier for one long straight or tall object e.g. tree pen, river, long object (jalan, sungai, pensil, pen, tongkat, serai, kayu)
Sebilah
Classifier for one sharp pointed object e.g. knife, scissors, needle
kotak
box
liter
litre
mangkuk
bowl
paket
packet
pinggan
plate. Eg Nasi goreng or Mi Goreng
rim
ream
orang
for human being (guru, anak, murid)
ekor
for animal (ayam, lembu, ikan, etc)
butir
round but small object (peluru, manik, mutiara, berlian)
pucuk
(surat, pistol, senapang, raifal)
cawan
kopi, teh
piring
(kuih)
helai
[sheet] For thin and flat objects like paper, leaves, cloth etc
hiris
[slice] For objects which have been cut into very small pieces like meat, onions etc
sikat
[hair-comb] For counting bananas only.
Bidang
Broad and flat objects such as land, mats, sails
