ther mee măa mâi gèe dtuua
She doesn’t have many dogs.
mâi gèe khon
a few people
ród-yon mâi gèe khan
not many cars
năng-sĕuu mâi gèe lâem
a few books
bâan mâi gèe lăng
not many houses
mâi gèe hâwng
not many rooms
năng-sĕuu-phim mâi gèe chà-bàp
a few newspapers
Peter mee phêuuan mâi gèe khon
Peter doesn’t have many friends
Jane dèuum gaa-faae mâi gèe thûuai
Jane didn’t drink many cups of coffee
khăo mee gaang gaeng khăa sân mâi gèe dtuua
he has a few pairs of shorts
ther gin pizza mâi gèe chín
she didn’t eat many slices of pizza
rao tham săn-yaa mâi gèe chà-bàp gàp khăo
we made a few contracts with him
khun séuu bâan lăng nán raa-khaa thâo-rai?
How much did you buy that house for?
mâi gèe láan bàad
A few million Baht.
Jane àan năng-sĕuu mâi gèe lâem
Jane hasn’t read many books.
bâan khăwng-phŏm mee mâi gèe hâwng
My house doesn’t have many rooms.
Exercise 25
1 | she didn’t eat many slices of pizza |
2 | I don’t have many T-shirts |
3 | there aren’t many dogs in this village |
4 | I didn’t drink many cups of coffee |
5 | my house doesn’t have many rooms |
6 | Jane doesn’t have many friends |
7 | I’ve only spoken with him a few times |
8 | we have just a few bottles of water |
9 | she hasn’t been here many times |
10 | Peter didn’t drink many bottles of beer |
Scroll down for the answers …
1 | ther gin pizza mâi gèe chín |
2 | phŏm/chăn mee sêuua yêuud mâi gèe dtuua |
3 | mùu-bâan nêe mee măa mâi gèe dtuua |
4 | phŏm/chăn dèuum gaa-faae mâi gèe thûuai |
5 | bâan khăwng phŏm/chăn mee mâi gèe hâwng |
6 | Jane mee phêuuan mâi gèe khon |
7 | phŏm/chăn phûud gàp khăo mâi gèe khráng |
8 | rao mee nám mâi gèe khùuad |
9 | ther maa thêe nêe mâi gèe khráng |
10 | Peter dèuum beer mâi gèe khùuad |