EPISODE · Jun 19, 2026 · 9 MIN
WHY DOES THAI HAVE CLASSIFIERS?
from Thai is hard · host Thai is hard
Ep.4 WHY DOES THAI HAVE CLASSIFIERS?Why do Thai people say: 📚หนังสือสองเล่ม 🚗รถสามคัน 🍊ส้มห้าลูกInstead of simply saying “two books” or “three cars”?In this episode of Thai is Hard, we explore one of the most confusing parts of the Thai language: classifiers (คำลักษณนาม).You’ll learn: Why Thai uses classifiers but English usually doesn’t The connection between Thai sentence structure and classifiers The most useful classifiers Thai people actually use every day.By the end of this episode, classifiers won’t feel random anymore—they’ll finally make sense. Because Thai isn’t just counting things.It’s describing them too. Listen now and make Thai a little less hard.*Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Follow for more Thai language, slang, culture, and grammar explained simply.*Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/thaiishard/Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/@Thaiishard#LearnThai #ThaiLanguage #ThaiGrammar #ThaiPodcast #ThaiClassifiers #ThaiIsHard
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Ep.4 WHY DOES THAI HAVE CLASSIFIERS?Why do Thai people say: 📚หนังสือสองเล่ม 🚗รถสามคัน 🍊ส้มห้าลูกInstead of simply saying “two books” or “three cars”?In this episode of Thai is Hard, we explore one of the most confusing parts of the Thai language: classifiers (คำลักษณนาม).You’ll learn: Why Thai uses classifiers but English usually doesn’t The connection between Thai sentence structure and classifiers The most useful classifiers Thai people actually use every day.By the end of this episode, classifiers won’t feel random anymore—they’ll finally make sense. Because Thai isn’t just counting things.It’s describing them too. Listen now and make Thai a little less hard.*Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Follow for more Thai language, slang, culture, and grammar explained simply.*Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/thaiishard/Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/@Thaiishard#LearnThai #ThaiLanguage #ThaiGrammar #ThaiPodcast #ThaiClassifiers #ThaiIsHard
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