漢語中的量詞，如「一場，兩幅，三包」等，在英語中要借用名詞來表達，有著固定的搭配，例如：
a fall of snow一場雪 a drizzle of rain一陣細雨
a heavy fall of snow一場大雪 a blank of snow一片白雪
a single shred of cloud一絲雲 a drop of water一滴水
a torrent of water一股激流 a sheet/piece of paper一張紙
a pair of glasses一副眼鏡 a gust of wind一股風
a flood of sunlight一片陽光 a bowl of rice一碗飯
a loaf of bread一個麵包 a batch of bread一爐麵包
a pit of water 一坑水 five head of sheep五頭羊
ten head of cabbage十棵捲心菜 an excited group of people一群激動的人
a truckload of steel一卡車鋼材 two lorryloads of sand兩卡車沙
two spoonfuls of hot water兩勺熱水 a spiral of smoke一縷炊煙
a pad of paper一疊紙 a flash of light一道亮光
a cloud of dust一陣塵土 a cloud of birds一群鳥
a cloud of flies一群蒼蠅 a case of clothes一箱衣服
a fleet of ships一對船 a stalk of grass一根草
a crowd of people一群人 a cluster of cloud一朵雲
a string of beads一串珠子 a column of smoke一股煙
a stick of chalk一支粉筆 a burst of fire一條火舌
a shipment of goods一批貨 a team of players一隊運動員
a suite of rooms一套房間 a set of furniture一套家具
a set of mahjong一副麻將 a set of chess一副象棋
a sack of cement一袋水泥 a patch of wheat一塊麥田
a gleam of hope一線希望 a suit of armour一副甲冑
a dozen of eggs一打雞蛋 a bar of light一柱光
a bunch of flowers一束花 a bunch of grapes一串葡萄
a basket of flowers 一籃花 a cluster of grapes一串葡萄
a bar of soup一塊肥皂 a batch of guests一批客人
a pair of earrings一副耳環 a pack of cigarettes一包煙
a flight of stairs一段樓梯 a flight of birds一行飛鳥
a lump of sugar一塊糖 a bag of sugar一包糖
a tube of toothpaste一管牙膏 a herd of cattle一群牛
a swarm of bees一群蜂 a flock of birds一群鳥
a roll of cloth一匹布 a dish of greens一盤蔬菜
a cry of pain一聲痛苦的叫喊 a murmur of pain一陣痛苦的呻吟
a volley of curses一陣咒罵 a volley of questions一連串的問題
a group of pupils一群學生 two copies of newspaper兩份報紙
a spool of thread一軸線 a roll of paper一捲紙
a pile of sand一堆沙 a pile of books一堆書
a piece of baggage一件行李 a scrap of paper一個小紙頭
half a cup of water半杯水 a cup of tea一杯茶
a handful of bandits一小撮土匪 a bale of cotton一包棉花
a handful of salt 一把鹽 a handful of rice一把米
a jar of jam一罐醬 a can of meat一聽肉
a tin of tea一聽茶 a ball of string一團線
a bottle of milk一瓶牛奶 a glass of milk一杯牛奶
a couple of twins一對雙胞胎 a chain of events一連串事件
a mass of troups一批部隊 a package of towels一包毛巾
a peal of thunder一聲雷響 a peal of applause一陣歡呼
a peal of laughter一陣笑聲 a flash of light一道亮光
a flash of hope一線希望 a flash of lightning一道閃電
a flash of anger一陣憤怒 a flash of grief一陣悲傷
a flash of elation一陣得意
a fit of coughing/anger/fever/laughter/colic/enthusiasm/jealousy/the blues一陣咳嗽/憤怒/發燒/大笑/腹痛/熱情/嫉妒/憂鬱