Measure words Flashcards
1
Q
most common measure words used for people and for abstract nouns
A
go3
2
Q
MW for books and magazines
A
bou6
3
Q
for cups
A
bui1
4
Q
for pairs or couples of things
A
deoi3
duhoi
5
Q
mammals, birds and insects , utensils, hands and feet
A
dzek3
6
Q
slender long and stiff objects (pens pencils flowers sticks
A
dzi1
7
Q
flat things like papers, document, dollar bills knives, CD’s
A
dzoeng1
8
Q
cars, vehicles and planes
computers, TV’s
A
ga3
9
Q
very small things like grains of cereal or sand, cloves of garlic, stars
A
lap1
10
Q
plants trees and vegetables
A
fo2
po1
11
Q
MW for songs
A
sau2
12
Q
Slice, piece or a lump
A
fai3
13
Q
long objects like ribbons tape strings ties loaves of bread, hair, roads, fish or reptiles, keys
A
tiu4
14
Q
I have three flowers
A
o5 yau5 sam1 do2 faa1
15
Q
he has one piece of clothing
A
koei5 yau5 yat1 gin6 saam1
