Culture note · chapter 17 of 34

Counting & Quantities: what a phrasebook leaves out

The context beside the words in chapter 17. Learn what the situation asks of you, as well as what to say.

Sabai Thai companions exploring counting & quantities

Thai uses classifiers when counting: 'two bottles of water' needs the classifier ขวด. Get the common ones (คน people, อัน things, ตัว animals) down.

The phrases this applies to

ร้อยrói
Hundred
พันphan
Thousand
หมื่นmèun
Ten thousand
ครึ่งkhrêung
Half
มีกี่อันmee gèe an
How many pieces?
หนึ่งในสี่nèung nai sèe
A quarter
ทั้งหมดtháng mòt
All of it
เท่าไหร่thâo rài
How much?

These come from chapter 17 of the course, where the full word list and audio live.

Bua, a Sabai Thai companion
ค่อยๆ พูดก็ได้ khoi khoi phuut ko daiSlowly is fine

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