Classifiers
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| English | Transliteration | ไทย | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| blade | bai | ใบ | classifier for empty containers and bags |
| body | dtuua | ตัว | classifier for animals, furniture, letters, numbers, pieces of clothes etc. |
| book | lêm | เล่ม | classifier for books |
| bottle | kùuad | ขวด | classifier for bottle |
| cup | gâew | แก้ว | classifier for drinks |
| handle | dâam | ด้าม | classifier for pens |
| horoscope | duuang | ดวง | classifier for planets |
| house | reuan | เรือน | classifier for watches |
| in, at, on | têe | ที | classifier for things we do not know the classifier for |
| item, small object | an | อัน | classifier for general thing |
| machine | krêuang | เครื่อง | classifier for electronics |
| my child | lûug | ลูก | classifier for fruits, round objects, bullets etc. |
| pair | kûu | คู่ | classifier for shoes |
| people | kon | คน | classifier for people |
| piece | chín | ชิ้น | classifier for small objects (food) |
| piece | pĕun | ผืน | classifier for bed sheets, blankets, towels, mats |
| plate | jaan | จาน | classifier for plate |
| seed | méd | เม็ด | classifier for chilies |
| sheet | pàen | แผ่น | classifier for pieces of paper, CD’s and other thin flat objects |
| stick | tâeng | แท่ง | classifier for pencils and longer bars |
| tank | tăng | ถัง | classifier for buckets |
| thing | yàang | อย่าง | classifier for different thing(s) |
| time | kráng | ครั้ง | classifier for occurrence number |
| vehicle | kan | คัน | classifier for cars |
Notes
- Always use the following pattern: thing+number+classifier
- Instead of specific classifiers, we can use têe as a general classifier when ordering with aow
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2024-08-12 (amadeus)