APPENDIX 5: CLASSIFIERS
| an | general classifier (you can use it for small objects if you cannot remember the right classifier) |
| baht | Thai currency |
| bai | paper, leaves, tickets, hollow objects such as cups, bowls, hats, some fruits |
| bot | lessons, songs, verses, etc |
| chabup | documents, letters, newspapers etc |
| chanit | types, kinds |
| chin | pieces of meat, cloth, etc |
| choot | suits, dresses, sets of things, teams |
| doo-ang | stars, lights, stamps, etc |
| dork | flowers, patterns on cloth |
| dton | trees, posts, etc |
| dtua | animals (and other objects with arms or legs such as shirts, trousers, chairs and tables) |
| forng | eggs |
| gae-oh | glasses (of drink) |
| gorn | stones, cakes, clouds, lumps |
| gorng | piles of things |
| hairng | places, department stores |
| hor | parcels, wrapped things |
| horng | rooms |
| kahng | legs and arms |
| kanaht | sizes |
| kan | vehicles |
| kon | people |
| koo | pairs of things (shoes, socks, etc) |
| kreu-ang | machines, tools, utensils, etc |
| kuat | bottles (of drink) |
| lem | books, cutlery, umbrellas abd things with handles |
| lum | boats, planes, long hollow things |
| lung | houses, buildings, rafts |
| met | pills, seeds, grains, etc |
| muan | cigarettes, rolls of paper, rolls of lino |
| nah | pages |
| pairn | discs, records & other flat objects |
| panairk | departments or sections |
| pon | fruit |
| reu-an | clocks, watches |
| reu-ang | stories, subjects |
| rong | buildings such as factories, hotels, cinemas |
| roop | pictures, statues |
| sai | string, rope, wires, roads, rails, etc |
| see | teeth, ribs, fence poles |
| sen | noodles, hairs, fine stands |
| sorng | envelopes |
| tae-oh | lines, rows |
| toong | plastic or paper bags, sacks, purses |
| yahng | ways, methods, types |
This is not a complete list. There are many ways to use classifiers and common words may occassionally be used as classifiers.
