Noun Phrases & Classifiers Flashcards

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noun + quantifier + classifier

e.g

some westerners

every kind of fish

not many letters

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ฝรั่งบางคน
fà~ràng-baang-kon
(‘farangs’ or westerner-some-clf)

ปลาทุกชนิด
bplaa-túk-chá~nít
(fish-every-kind)

จดหมายไม่ก่ีฉบับ
jòt-mǎai-mâi-gìi-chà~bàp
(letter-not-how many-clf.)

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noun + cardinal number + classifier

e.g

three children

four houses

six books

one child

a child

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ลูกสามคน
lûuk-sǎam-kon
(son or daughter-three-clf.)

บ้านสี่หลัง
bâan-sìi-lǎng
(house-four-clf.)

หนังสือหกเล่ม
nǎng~sʉ̌ʉ-hòk-lêm
(book-six-clf.)

ลูกหนึ่งคน
lûuk-nʉ̀ng-kon
(son or daughter-one-clf.)

ลูกคนหน่ึง
lûuk-kon-nʉ̀ng
(son or daughter-clf.-one)

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noun + classifier + ordinal number

e.g

the third child

the second house

the first book

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ลูกคนท่ีสาม
lûuk-kon-tîi-sǎam
(son or daughter-clf-third)

บ้านหลังท่ีสอง
bâan-lǎng-tîi-sɔ̌ɔng
(house-clf-second)

หนังสือเลมแรก
nǎng~sʉ̌ʉ-lêm-rɛ̂ɛk
(book-clf-initial/first)

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noun + classifier + demonstrative

e.g

this blouse

that house over there

which book?

when the noun is often dropped in response when context is obvious

e.g

Q: Which blouse do you want?

A: That one

When the classifier is also often dropped

e.g

That blouse isn’t pretty

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เสื้อตัวน้ี
sʉ̂ʉa-dtuua-níi
(blouse-clf-this)

บ้านหลังโน้น
bâan-lǎng-nóon
(house-clf-over there)

หนังสือเล่มไหน
nǎng~sʉ̌ʉ-lêm-nǎi
(book-clf-which)

Q: เอาเสื้อตัวไหน A: ตัวน้ัน
Q: ao-sʉ̂ʉa-dtuua-nǎi A: dtuua-nán
(Q: want-blouse-clf-which A: clf-that)

เสื้อน้ันไมี่สวย
sʉ̂ʉa-nán-mâi-sǔuai
(blouse-that-not-beautiful)

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noun + cardinal number + classifier + demonstrative

e.g

these three children

those two blouses

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ลูกสามคนนี้
lûuk-sǎam-kon-níi
(children-three-clf-these)

เสื้อสองตัวน้ัน
sʉ̂ʉa-sɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-nán
(blouse-two-clf-those)

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noun + adjective

e.g

spicy food

an old book

a big house

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อาหารเผ็ด
aa-hǎan-pèt
(food-spicy)

หนังสือเก่า
nǎng~sʉ̌ʉ-gào
(book-old)

บ้านใหญ่
bâan-yài
(house-big)

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noun + adjective + classifier + demonstrative

e.g

that old book

that big house

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หนังสือเก่าเล่มน้ัน
nǎng~sʉ̌ʉ-gào-lêm-nán
(book-old-clf-that)

บ้านใหญ่หลังน้ัน
bâan-yài-lǎng-nán
(house-big-clf-that)

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noun + adjective + card num + classifier (+ demonstrative)

e. g
(these) two old books
(those) five big houses

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หนังสือเก่าสองเล่ม (นี้)
(book-old-two-clf)

บ้านใหญ่ห้าหลัง (นั้น)
(house-big-five-clf)

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noun + adjective + clf + ordinal number

e.g

the second old book

the third big house

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หนังสือเก่าเล่มที่สอง
(book-old-clf-second)

บ้านใหญ่หลังท่ีสาม
(house-big-clf-third)

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noun + clf + adjective

e.g

the new shirt

the old book

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เสื้อตัวใหม่
(shirt-clf-new)

หนังสือเล่มเก่า
(book-clf-old)

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noun + noun

some nouns can be used adjectivally to modify the preceding noun

e.g

the investigating police officer

a high-ranking civil servant

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ตำรวจผู้สอบสวน
(policeman-one who-investigate)

ข้าราชการช้ันผู้ใหญ
(civil servant-rank-senior person)

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noun + (kɔ̌ɔng) + possessor

In possessive phrases, kɔ̌ɔng (of) is optional and is frequently omitted.

e.g

my house

his child

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บ้าน (ของ) ผม
(house-(of)-I)

ลูก (ของ) เขา
(child-(of)-him)

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