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Counting (Classifiers)
Thai counts in the order noun + number + classifier. Two cups of coffee is กาแฟ สอง แก้ว.
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| Thai | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| คน | khonkʰon | classifier for people | |
| ตัว | dtuatua | classifier for animals and clothes | |
| อัน | anʔan | classifier for small objects | |
| ใบ | baibaj | classifier for sheets of paper, bags, and cups | |
| เล่ม | lêmlêm | classifier for books | |
| คัน | khankʰan | classifier for cars | |
| จาน | jaantɕaːn | classifier for plates of food | |
| แก้ว | gɛ̂ɛokɛ̂ːw | classifier for glasses of a drink | |
| ขวด | khùatkʰùat | classifier for bottles | |
| ชิ้น | chíntɕʰín | classifier for pieces (of cake, etc.) | |
| ห้อง | hɔ̂nghɔ̂ŋ | classifier for rooms | |
| ที่ | thîitʰîː | classifier for servings and seats | |
| หลัง | lǎnglǎŋ | classifier for houses | |
| ลูก | lûuklûːk | classifier for fruit and balls | |
| เม็ด | métmét | classifier for pills and grains | |
| กาแฟสองแก้ว | gaa-fɛɛ sɔ̌ɔng gɛ̂ɛokaː.fɛː sɔ̌ːŋ kɛ̂ːw | two cups of coffee | |
| เพื่อนสามคน | phʉ̂an sǎam khonpʰɯ̂an sǎːm kʰon | three friends | |
| ข้าวผัดหนึ่งจาน | khâao-phàt nʉ̀ng jaankʰâːw.pʰàt nɯ̀ŋ tɕaːn | one plate of fried rice | |
| แมวสองตัว | mɛɛo sɔ̌ɔng dtuamɛːw sɔ̌ːŋ tua | two cats | |
| น้ำสองขวด | nám sɔ̌ɔng khùatnám sɔ̌ːŋ kʰùat | two bottles of water |
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