diaao
only one, just one, alone
The sentence format changes a little, object + classifier + diaao. Again, drop the classifier if it’s the same as the object.
phûu-chaai khon diaao
only one man
khon diaao
just one person
măa dtuua diaao
only one dog
hâwng diaao
just one room
năng-sĕuu lâem diaao
only one book
áaep-bpêrn lûuk diaao
just one apple
thee-wee khrêuuang diaao
only one TV
khráng diaao
just one time
We also use diaao to mean ‘alone’, at the end of the sentence following the classifier.
chăn nâng thêe nêe khon diaao
I am sitting here alone
Jane maa khon diaao
Jane came alone
Peter jà khàp ród bpai grung-thâep khon diaao
Peter will drive to Bangkok alone
Exercise 26
| 1 | I like sitting here alone, reading a book |
| 2 | this house has many rooms, my house has just one room |
| 3 | she is at home alone |
| 4 | we have only one car |
| 5 | listen to me, I will say this only once |
| 6 | he has 2 mobile phones and only one tablet |
| 7 | she wants to go to Patong alone |
| 8 | we want to buy just one house |
| 9 | he likes to eat with friends, he doesn’t like to eat alone |
| 10 | Peter drank just one bottle of beer |
Scroll down for the answers …
| 1 | phŏm/chăn châwp nâng àan năng-sĕuu thêe nêe khon diaao |
| 2 | bâan lăng née mee lăai hâwng, bâan khăwng phŏm/chăn mee hâwng diaao |
| 3 | ther yùu thêe bâan khon diaao |
| 4 | rao mee ród khan diaao |
| 5 | fang phŏm/chăn, phŏm/chăn jà phûud khráng diaao |
| 6 | khăo mee meuu-thĕuu 2 khrêuuang láe théb-lèd khrêuuang diaao |
| 7 | ther dtâwng gaan bpai Patong khon diaao |
| 8 | rao dtâwng gaan séuu bâan lăng diaao |
| 9 | khăo châwp gin gàp phêuuan, khăo mâi châwp gin khon diaao |
| 10 | Peter dèuum beer khùuad diaao |