A1 · Lesson 012

Pronouns & classifiers

Choose a people word, count an item and point to the one you mean.

By the end of this lesson

Ask for the right number of things.

Start with everyday people words and six common classifiers. Keep the larger classifier list as an optional reference.

Say this now

Say as a mankhŏr náam nèung gâew khrápขอน้ำหนึ่งแก้วครับ

Say as a womankhŏr náam nèung gâew khâขอน้ำหนึ่งแก้วค่ะ

The counting order stays the same in both spoken forms.

Sentence shape: request + thing + number + classifier + polite ending

please givekhŏrขอ

waternáamน้ำ

onenèungหนึ่ง

glass countergâewแก้ว

politekhrápครับ

Recognise the words and their meaning.

Use complete lines and natural replies.

Choose a response and build a sentence.

Follow a complete exchange.

Match taught words and phrases to meanings.

Understand the same language by ear.

Bring the useful language back from memory.