Thai lang tips: classifier noun

Classifier Noun : ลักษณนาม ( lak-sa-na-nam)

in Thai language we have a noun for classify the group of things we call.

in English we will say only ... 3 students, 5 chairs or 9 cars

but in Thai ..we have to say Nak-rien 3 khon, gao-ii 5 tua or rod 9 kan

those "khon, tua and kan" we called them "ลักษณนาม ( lak-sa-na-nam)"

this topic ..I'll categorize them in some kinds


1/ Living things

human/student/architect bla bla ..what ever human can be ------> คน: khon

every kinds of plants (tonmai) -----> ต้น: ton

another kinds of animal (sad) -----> ตัว : tua

mushroom(hed) / flowers(dog-mai) ----> ดอก : dog

seeds(maled puech) ----> เมล็ด : maled / เม็ด:med

(each lines) hair(pom) -----> เส้น : sen


2/ Non-Living things

vehicles ( car[rod] / bike[ja-ga-yan]/motorbike[mo-ter-sai] / bus[rod-me] etc. ) -----> คัน: kan

roads[tha-non] /streets[tha-non] -----> สาย : sai

chair[gao-ii] / table[toh] / desk[toh] / sofa ----> ตัว : tua

cubboard[tu] / house[baan] -----> หลัง : lang

fan[pad lom] / air conditioner[air, krueng-prab-a-gad] -----> ตัว : tua or เครื่อง:krueng

computer / laptop /scanner / printer / mobile[mue-tue]/ phones[to-ra-sab] /palm / ipod ------> เครื่อง:krueng

pen[pak-ga]/ pencil[din-saw] ..every thing that looked ..STICK -----> แท่ง : taeng

paper[kra-daad] / another pad things ------> แผ่น: pan

books[nang-sue] / notebooks[sa-mud] / folded fan [pad] ------> เล่ม : lem

pair of shoes[rong-tao] / every thing in pair (cept scissors[gan-grai], trousers[gang-geng] ) ------> คู่: ku

dolls [tuk-ka-ta]---> ตัว : tua

drum set[glong-shut] ------> ชุด : shut

piano /organ / half ------> หลัง : lang

another instruments --------> ตัว : tua

dress[shut dress] -------> ชุด : shut

necklace[soi-koa]/ bracelets[soi-ko-mue] and another things ..lines -------> เส้น : sen

rings[waen] / bracelets[soi-ko-mue] -----> วง: wong

shirts[suea] / trousers [gang-geng] /another clothings-------> ตัว : tua

bags[kra-pao] /hat[muag] / gap [muag-gab] -------> ใบ : bai

scissors [gan-grai] -------> ด้าม : dam

and...another small objects things that you don't sure ...just use ..อัน: an ...that make sense heheeh :D






xDD such many ...hope you don't bored at Thai language before ^ ^

to be continue more ^ ^ naja