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The Journal of the Royal Institute of Thailand Volume II - 2010 Udom Warotamasikkhadit 61 1. Classification of sentence classifiers and verb phrase classifiers There are 8 categories of sentence classifiers and verb phrase classifiers. 1.1 Classifiers meaning ‘time,’ for example: khráŋ ‘time’, khraa ‘time’, khraaw ‘time’, laa ‘time’ co-occurring with hòo to be used in an undulating shout or cheer in a procession for a wedding or ordination ceremony’, r p ‘going around in one circle’ or ‘showing the film from the beginning to the end’, talòp ‘round of fainting’, thii ‘time’, thîaw ‘time’, h n ‘time’, y òk ‘a round of a boxing match’, th t or t ‘a transfer or a connection from one bus or a passenger boat to anoher.’ a. yaam tii rakhaŋ hâa khráŋ guard beat bell 5 time ‘the guard rang the bell five times.’ b. kh w kràap ŋaam ŋaam s am khraa he prostrate grace grace three time. ‘He prostrated with the palms pressed together and the hands resting on the floor; the forehead rests against the hands gracefully three times.’ c. ph m sòŋ s nkháa maa hây khun s am khraaw pen I send goods come give you three time be ŋ ə n s am phan báat money three thousand baht ‘I sent goods to you three times totaling three thousands baht.’ d. chaay khon nán hòo s am laa k n kh âw pay nay bâan man cl. that give cheer three time before enter go in house ‘That man gave three long undulating cheers before entering the house.’ e. pâa pen lom pay l ay talòp aunt faint go many time ‘Auntie fainted many times.’ f. khruu tii ph m s ŋ thii dûay máy banthát teacher beat I two time with ruler ‘Teacher beat me twice with a ruler.’ g. chû a cèt thii dii cèt h n evil seven time good seven time ‘There have been seven times of bad luck, (there will be) seven times of good luck.’ h. yâak r y h n con phan khraaw difficulty hundred time poverty thousand time