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Porn:

wansuk nii pen wankoet huanaa  Jeyn chuay sang kheyk hai kawn nueng na

 

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This Friday is the boss’s birthday. Do you mind ordering a cake?

Jane:

dai  ja ao khanaat nai dii

 

ä´é ¨ÐàÍÒ¢¹Ò´ä˹´Õ

Not at all. What size is best?

Porn:

sak haa pawn diimai  tat dai laai chin noy

 

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µÑ´ä´éËÅÒªÔé¹Ë¹èÍÂ

How about five pounds so it can be cut into many pieces?

Jane:

Toklong  Jeyn mii miit-tat-kheyk yuu lem nueng  ja ao maa duay

 

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ÍÂÙèàÅèÁ˹Öè§ ¨ÐàÍÒÁÒ´éÇÂ

Okay. I have a cake knife and I’ll bring it.

Porn:

dii si Jeyn  ey… rao ja hai arai pen khawngkhwan dii ja

 

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ãËéÍÐäÃà»ç¹¢Í§¢ÇÑ­´Õ¨êÐ

Good, Jane. Eh … what shall we give him as a present?

Jane:

uue … nangsuue dii dii sak lem  diimai  ruuewaa phaamai sak chin nueng  mai kaw paakkaa ruu ruu sak daam

 

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Um … How about a good book, a piece of silk, or a smart pen?

Porn:

uue  khaothii  diew hai phuuean phuuean chuay kan luuek iik thii

 

Í×Í à¢éÒ·Õ  à´ÕëÂÇãËéà¾×è͹æ
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Um, good ideas. Let’s see what our other friends think.

Jane:

diimuueankan  ngan klap baan kan thoe kawn fon ja tok

 

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¡Ñ¹à¶ÍСè͹½¹¨Ðµ¡

Good idea! Say, let’s go home before it rains.

Porn:

ey … fon mai naa ja tok na

 

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Eh, I don’t think its going rain.

Jane:

Pawn  duu meyk kawn nan si  muuet chiew 

 

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Á×´àªÕÂÇ

Porn, look at that cloud. It’s so dark

Porn:

jing jing duay  klap kan thoe

 

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Yes, you’re right! Let’s get going!


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  • Language check:
    Below are different groups of nouns which take the four classifiers appearing in the title:

  • kawn  as a classifier for:
    — lump (of sugar),
    — a chunk (of butter),
    — a piece (of rock, stone, brick),
    — a mass (of cloud),
    — a bar (of soap) and a sum (of money)
  • chin  as a classifier for an item which is divided into: pieces (cake, cut fruit, fabric, etc.), a bar (assorted dessert)
  • lem  as a classifier for:
    — a knife,
    — a pencil,
    — a book,
    — a sword,
    — a spear,
    — a card and needles
  • daam  as a classifier for:
    — a pen,
    — an axe

    Classifier check:
    Fill in the following blanks with suitable classifiers:

    1. wannii chan pai jaai talaat maa, chan suue sabuu 6 ______ noey nueng ______ lae khanom maa laai ______.
    (Today I did some shopping. I bought six bars of soap, one bar of butter and many pieces of desserts.)

    2. thoe mii miit kii ______ chan khawyuuem ______ nueng daimai
    (How many knives have you got? Can I borrow one?)

    3. paakka ______ nii sia laew (This pen is dead.) 4. rawang hin ______ nan na man luuen
    ((Be careful! That rock is slippery.)

    Answer keys:
    1. kawn, kawn, chin 2. lem, lem
    3. damm

  • Phuut Phaasaa Thai gives you useful topical and seasonal Thai words and phrases used in daily-life conversations. The column will give you some instant Thai language to help you out in common situations.

    òñ mithunaayon òõôø   ( 21 June 2005)     

    kawn, chin, lem, daam

    Remember the classifiers bai and tua from last week? Let's move on to a few more. The key pattern should be easy for you. A noun with a numbered classifier has the reverse word order from English; e.g., "a piece of cake" [cake one piece = kheyk nueng chin]. Classifiers this week are kawn, chin, lem and daam. Follow this week's conversation to find out which words take which classifiers.