Thai · CEFR Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 7
ครอบครัวมีกี่คนHow many in your family?
"mii" = to have / there is. Ask a quantity with "kìi" + a classifier (kìi khon = how many people): Khrɔ̂ɔpkhrua mii kìi khon. Answer with a number + khon. New words: family, father, mother, child, many/several, all, with/and. Reading corner: the complex vowels เ–ือ, –ัว, เ–า in family words.
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ครอบครัวมีกี่คน— How Many in the Family?
- Somchaiครอบครัวเจมส์มีกี่คนครับJames, how many people are in your family?
- Jamesมีสามครับพ่อแม่กับผมThere are three. Father, mother, and me. (slip: dropped คน)
- Somchaiมี"คน"นะครับ—"สามคน"It needs "khon" — "sǎam khon".
- JamesครอบครัวผมมีสามคนครับMy family has three people.
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มีลูกกี่คน— How Many Children?
- Maleeพ่อกับแม่เจมส์มีลูกกี่คนคะHow many children do your parents have?
- JamesมีลูกสองคนครับThey have two children.
- Maleeครอบครัวมาลีใหญ่ค่ะมีหลายคนMy family is big. There are many of us.
- Jamesครอบครัวใหญ่ดีมากครับA big family is very good.
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- ครอบครัว
nounfamily
- มี
verbto have; there is
- พ่อ
nounfather
- แม่
nounmother
- ลูก
nounchild, offspring
- กี่
det.how many
- หลาย
adjectivemany, several
- นิดหน่อย
adverba little
- ทั้งหมด
det.all
- กับ
conjunctionwith, and
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มี + กี่ (having & counting)
Explanation
"mii" means "to have" or "there is/are": Phǒm mii phîi (I have an older sibling). Ask a quantity with "kìi" followed by a classifier — counting people uses "khon": Khrɔ̂ɔpkhrua mii kìi khon. Answer with a number + classifier: sɔ̌ɔŋ khon, sǎam khon. Note the order: noun + number + classifier, e.g. phîi sɔ̌ɔŋ khon (two older siblings).
Examples
- ครอบครัวมีกี่คนครับHow many people are in your family?
- ครอบครัวผมมีสี่คนMy family has four people.
- พ่อ แม่ ลูกสองคนFather, mother, and two children.
Script & tones
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สระประสม ในคำครอบครัว— Complex Vowels in Family Words
Compound vowels — read as one unit:
- –ัว"ua"ครอบครัว (khrɔ̂ɔpkhrua) = family; ตัว (tua) = body/classifier
- เ–ือ"ʉa"เพื่อน (phʉ̂an) = friend
- เ–า"ao"เรา (rao) = we; เก้า (kâo) = nine (preview)
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