Chapter 10

common classifiers

khon

person, people

khan

road vehicles (bicycle, car, van, motorcycle, truck, bus)

chín

a piece of something (pizza, cake, cloth)

dtuua

animals, tables, chairs, shirts, trousers, items with limbs

bai

leaf, sheet, cup, plate, ticket, hat, bag, handbag

lûuk

fruit, all kinds of balls, meatballs, most sphere-like objects

lâem

only book and knife

lăng

house, building

hâwng

room

an

any small item

chà-bàp

newspaper, document, contract, letter

khrêuuang

any kind of machine, including electronics

khráng

occasions, number of times