gèe?
how many?
The word gèe which we used for not many (mâi gèe) is also used for ‘how many?’ by changing its position in the sentence. Questions concerning quantity must be asked using the correct classifier. Sentence format is like this:
khun mee … object … gèe … classifier …?
how many … object … do you have?
Examples sentences:
khun mee ród-yon gèe khan?
how many cars do you have?
bâan lăng née mee gèe hâwng?
how many rooms does this house have?
khăo mee phêuuan gèe khon?
how many friends does he have?
khun jà séuu dtŭua gèe bai?
how many tickets will you buy?
khăo dèuum biia gèe khùuad?
how many bottles of beer did he drink?
mùu bâan née mee bâan gèe lăng?
how many houses does this village have?
how many plates of rice do you want?
khun dtâwng gaan khâao gèe jaan?
Exercise 28
Using the provided statements, make questions using ‘how many?’.
| 1 | she has many friends |
| 2 | he doesn’t know many women |
| 3 | Peter drank 4 bottles of beer |
| 4 | he came to Phuket 3 times |
| 5 | Jane has a house |
| 6 | we have some sheets of paper |
| 7 | she drank 2 cups of coffee |
| 8 | 4 men will come here |
| 9 | we will make a contract with Jane |
| 10 | Peter read a book |
Scroll down for the answers …
| 1 | ther mee phêuuan gèe khon? |
| 2 | khăo rúu jàk phûu-yĭng gèe khon? |
| 3 | Peter dèuum beer gèe khùuad? |
| 4 | khăo maa Phuket gèe khráng? |
| 5 | Jane mee bâan gèe lăng? |
| 6 | rao mee grà-dàad gèe bai? |
| 7 | ther dèuum gaa-faae gèe thûuai? |
| 8 | mee phûu-chaai gèe khon jà maa thêe nêe? |
| 9 | rao jà tham săn-yaa gàp Jane gèe chà-bàp? |
| 10 | Peter àan năng-sĕuu gèe lâem? |