When we measure a quantity of a material, the weights and measures we use are also classifiers. Here are the four most common weight and liquid measures, and a few new grocery items.
khèed
100 grams
líd
litre
gì-loo
kilogram
khrêung
half
khâao
rice
chaa
tea
nám-dtaan
sugar
nom
milk
nám áaep-bpêrn
apple juice
gài
chicken
nám sôm
orange juice
mŭu
pork
nám-man-phêuud
cooking oil
néuua
beef
Just as before, the measure acts as the classifier, like this:
khâao hâa gì-loo
5 kilos of rice
chaa săwng khèed
200 grams of tea
nám-dtaan khrêung gì-loo
500 grams of sugar
nom nèung líd
a litre of milk
gài nèung khèed khrêung
150 grams of chicken
nám-man-phêuud săam khùuad
3 bottles of cooking oil
néuua khrêung gì-loo
half a kilo of beef
Examples in sentences:
phŏm dèuum biia sèe khùuad
I drank four bottles of beer
ther séuu nám-dtaan săwng gì-loo
she bought 2 kilos of sugar
rao gin néuua nèung gì-loo khrêung
we ate 1½ kilos of beef
Exercise 27
| 1 | he has some apples |
| 2 | 2 litres of cooking oil |
| 3 | half a kilo of chicken |
| 4 | he likes to eat pork, he bought 3 kilos |
| 5 | this is not 1 kilo of chicken |
| 6 | we don’t have any milk |
| 7 | she has many chickens |
| 8 | buy 400 grams of beef from that shop |
| 9 | we have many oranges, we can make orange juice |
| 10 | she likes to drink apple juice, she bought 5 litres |
| 11 | this is 20 kilos of rice, it’s heavy |
| 12 | 100 grams of tea |
| 13 | 3 and a half kilos of sugar |
| 14 | a 2 litre bottle of water |
| 15 | 1 kilo of rice can make 25 plates |
| 16 | 500 grams of coffee can make 90 cups |
| 17 | I weigh 75 kilos |
| 18 | half a kilo of beef and 2 kilos of pork |
| 19 | that is not 200 grams of coffee |
| 20 | Jane bought 24 bottles of beer |
Scroll down for the answers …
| 1 | khăo mee áaep-bpêrn |
| 2 | nám-man-phêuud 2 líd |
| 3 | gài khrêung gì-loo |
| 4 | khăo châwp gin mŭu, khăo séuu 3 gì-loo |
| 5 | nêe mâi châi gài 1 gì-loo |
| 6 | rao mâi mee nom |
| 7 | ther mee gài lăai dtuua |
| 8 | séuu néuua 4 khèed jàak ráan nán |
| 9 | rao mee sôm lăai lûuk, rao tham nám sôm dâi |
| 10 | ther châwp dèuum nám áaep-bpêrn, ther séuu 5 líd |
| 11 | nêe bpen khâao 20 gì-loo, man nàk |
| 12 | chaa 1 khèed |
| 13 | nám-dtaan săam gì-loo khrêung |
| 14 | khùuad nám 2 líd |
| 15 | khâao 1 gì-loo tham dâi 25 jaan |
| 16 | gaa-faae 5 khèed tham dâi 90 thûuai |
| 17 | phŏm/chăn nàk 75 gì-loo |
| 18 | néuua khrêung gì-loo láe mŭu 2 gì-loo |
| 19 | nân mâi châi gaa-faae 2 khèed |
| 20 | Jane séuu beer 24 khùuad |