Classifiers (particule) Flashcards
The Thai syntax to tell an amount of noun is
Noun + Amount + Classifier
Ex : I have 2 dogs : pom mii mǎa song dtua
If you want to ask for an amount of noun
Noun + กี่ (gìi) + Classifier = How many?
For beginners, you probably learned the word เท่าไหร่ (tâo-rài) as “how much/how many?”, but if you want to speak natural Thai, you better use the word “กี่ gìi”
How many students? : nák-riian gìi kon
How many bottle of beer do you want? : kun ao beer. gìi kùuad => pom ao beer sam kùuad
To specify a noun
Noun + classifier + ไหน (nǎi) = Which?
Whenever you want to ask someone to specify a noun, or when you want to specify a noun, you need to use a classifier.
Which dog?: mǎa dtua nǎi
Which student?: nák-riian kon nǎi
People – classifier
Kon คน
Animals (sad), Clothes (sua-paa), Table (dto), Chairs (gao-ee), Dolls (dtuk-ga-dtaa) – Classifier
Dtua ตัว
Small Things, Combs (wee), Toothpicks (mai-jim-fan), Objects with unknown classifiers – classifier
An อัน
Books (nang-sue), Knifes (meet), Notebooks (sa-mut), Needles (khem), Candles (tiean) – classifier
Laem เล่ม
Banana (gluuay) – classifier
Wee หว
Fruits (pon-la-maai), Ball (luuk-bawn), Mountains (puu-kao) – classifier
Luuk ลูก
Telephone (toh-ra-sap), Computers, Refrigerator (dtuu-yen), Radios (wit-ta-yu) – classifier
Kreuang เครือง
Pairs of things, Couple – classifier
Kuu คู่
Slices of bread, Pieces of meat, pieces of cake, pieces of cheese – classifier
Chin ชิน
Egg (kai) – classifier
Fawng ฟอง
Room (hong) – classifier
Hong
Movie (nang), Tales (ni-yaai), Drama (la-korn) – classifier
Rueng เรือง
