Everyone in my family is a cat lover. Before there were four cats at my mom’s house, and two mama cats have just given birth to nine kitties so now we have 13 cats!
I would like to share a photo of these nine kitties with you because they are so adorable!!
Now let’s learn some Thai:) Cat in Thai is แมว [maew]
When you count, classifier or unit count is needed in Thai language.
The pattern is NOUN + number + Unit Count (UC)
For example:
“nine cats” : cat + 9 + UC for animal (ตัว dtua) = แมว 9 ตัว [meaw 9 dtua]
” 5 women” : women + 5 + UC for human (คน kon) = ผู้หญิง 5 คน [pûu-yĭng 5 kon]
There are 5 people in my family, and we have 13 cats.
ครอบครัวของฉันมี 5 คน และพวกเรามีแมว 13 ตัว
krôp-krua kŏrng chán mii hâa kon, léa pûak-rao mii maew 13 dtua
Do you like cats?
Mod
คารโล says
น่าเอ็นดูเลยนะครับ
marni says
Chan chob meaw mak mak too!!
Kru mod how to say too or also in thai?
Mod says
The pattern is : gôr…verb/adj.…mŭean-gan
chan gor chorp maew muean-gan. 😀
gharicote says
Maew dtongkan ban mai. Pom song-saan maew.
David says
I love cats. They are self-sufficient. The perfect pet if you’re not at home all day. However, they make my eyes itch 🙁 Therefore no kitties for me.
Thanks for the lesson Mod