Breakdown of ร้านอาหาร มี เก้าอี้ หนึ่ง ร้อย ตัว ค่ะ
ค่ะ
polite particle (female)
มี
to have / there is / there are
ร้านอาหาร
restaurant
เก้าอี้
chair
หนึ่ง
one
ตัว
classifier for animals and things
ร้อย
hundred
Questions & Answers about ร้านอาหาร มี เก้าอี้ หนึ่ง ร้อย ตัว ค่ะ
Why is the number placed after เก้าอี้ (chair)?
In Thai, when you count objects, the structure is always: Noun + Number + Classifier. So instead of saying "one hundred chairs", you literally say "chair (เก้าอี้) one hundred (หนึ่งร้อย) classifier (ตัว)".
We learned that the number 1 becomes เอ็ด. Why is it หนึ่ง in หนึ่งร้อย?
The special word เอ็ด is only used when "one" is in the final (ones) position of a number greater than ten, like 11, 21, or 31. For counting hundreds, thousands, or just the number 1 by itself, you use normal หนึ่ง. Note: "One hundred and one" would be ร้อยเอ็ด.
Isn't ตัว used for animals? Why is it used for chairs?
You are right that ตัว (which literally means "body") is the classifier for animals. However, Thai also uses it for inanimate objects that have "legs," such as chairs and tables, as well as for items of clothing like shirts and pants.
Does มี mean "the restaurant has" or "there are in the restaurant"?
It can mean both! The word มี translates as "to have" but also "there is" or "there are". Thai sentences are very flexible, so this exact phrasing is used for both "The restaurant has one hundred chairs" and "There are one hundred chairs in the restaurant."
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