Chapter 20

more quantifiers

mâi yér

not a lot, not much

bâang

some

yér

a lot, much

nóy mâak

very few, very little

nóy

few, a little

mâi nóy

not a little

Peter mee ngern yér, Jane mee bâang, dtàae chăn mee nóy mâak

Peter has a lot of money, Jane has some, but I have very little.

thêe-nêe khon mâi yér

There aren’t a lot of people here.

bpàa-dtawng mee ráan-aa-hăan mâi nóy

Patong has more than a few restaurants.

tham-mai khun séuu aa-hăan maa yér

Why did you buy so much food?

nóy khon thêe rúu-jàk ráan née

Few people know about this shop.

sĭng-gà-bpoo mee ráan-aa-hăan thai nóy mâak

Singapore has very few Thai restaurants.

mee khon maa yér măi?

Did a lot of people come?

ao nám-dtaan yér măi?

Do you want a lot of sugar?

khun mee ngern thâo-rai?

How much money do you have?

ao khâao thâo-rai?

How much rice do you want?

baang-khráng

some times

baang-wan

some days

baang-yàang

some things

mee bâang

There are some.

chăn mee ngern bâang

I have some money.

chăn wîng bâang

I run a bit.