CLASSIFIERS
Classifiers in Thai language. We put these classifiers after numbers. See the following tables.
| an | อัน | for small objects, things (in general)
sìng khɔɔ̆ng 1 an |
| chà-bàp | ฉบับ | for letters, newspapers
Jòd maăy 1 chà-bàp = 1 letter |
| chɔɔ̀ | ช่อ | for bunches of flowers
dɔɔ̀k maáy laăy chɔɔ̀ = a bunch of flowers |
| baan | บาน | for windows, doors, picture frames, mirrors
prà tuu 1 baan |
| bai | ใบ | for round hollow objects , leaves
bai maáy 1 bai |
| dɔɔ̀k | ดอก | for flowers
dɔɔ̀k maáy laăy dɔɔ̀k |
| duang | ดวง | for stars, postage stamps
khuun nií mii daaw laăy |
| fɔɔng | ฟอง | for poultry eggs
Khài 1 fɔɔng |
| hɔɔ̀ | ห่อ | for bundles, parcels
maamà 1 hɔɔ̀ |
| bai | ใบ | for drinking glasses, tumblers
kε̆εw 6 bai |
| khan | คัน | for vehicles, umbrellas,cars
ròm 5 khan |
| khon | คน | for a person, a child, human beings
khon 100 khon |
| khuû | คู่ | for pairs of articles, forks and spoons
rɔɔng thaó 6 khuû |
| lam | ลำ | for boats, ships, aeroplanes
khruâng bin 9 lam |
| lăng | หลัง | for houses, mosquito nets
baân 1 lăng |
| lêm | เล่ม | for books, candles, scissors
năng suŭ 15 lêm |
| phεὲn | แผ่น | for sheets of paper, pieces of planks
krà daàd 45 phεὲn |
| phŏn | ผล | for fruits
phŏn là maáy 26 phŏn |
| thuây | ถ้วย | for ceramic cups
thuây kaa fεε 8 thuây |
| tôn | ต้น | for trees, plants, posts
tôn maáy 4 tôn |
| tua | ตัว | for animals, insects, fish, tables and chairs, shirts, pants, coats, other living creatures
sûa 20 tua |