Ninth graders discover a signature feature of Thai — classifiers (ลักษณนาม). To count things in Thai, you can’t just say “three dogs”; you need a special classifier word for each kind of thing: maa saam TUA (3 animals), nangsue sii LEM (4 books), nak rian song KHON (2 people). The pattern is noun + number + classifier.
Students will be able to…
Why does Thai need a special word to count each kind of thing?
Project this and tap each. Have students explore Thai classifiers.
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How do you count “three dogs” in Thai?
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Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-Low).
Compare classifier systems across languages.
Interpretive: read classifier phrases.
Presentational: count with classifiers.
Recognize noun classifiers.
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Have students count three different kinds of things in Thai with the right classifier. A printable Thai classifiers sheet is in the World Languages library.
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