Learn Khmer by Languages World

Author:Languages World
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Khmer, Learn Khmer, Cambodia, read khmer, speak khmer, beginners guide to khmer, khmer language, absolute beginners guide to khmer, english to khmer phrases, khmer dictionary, instant khmer everyday, cambodia survival guide, speak khmer quickly
Publisher: Languages World
Published: 2019-07-10T00:00:00+00:00

Example:

I like swimming = Khnhom cholchet hel teuk

(like = cholcheut ), (swimming = hel teuk )

I don’t like swimming = Khnhom min cholchet helteuk te

He’s reading book = Kuart ann seav phov

(reading = ahn), (book = seav phov)

He isn’t reading book = Kat min ahn seav phov te.

Negative of ‘verb to be’

We use the word ‘min men’ in front of the ‘verb to be’ to form a negative statement.

Subject + min men + chea/chea + noun + te

Examples:

We are not students

Yeung min men chea niseth te.

(students = niseth)

Even though the verb to be is not included with an adjective, the word ‘min’ and ‘te’ can be used before an adjective to form a negative sentence.

He is tall = kat kpos

He isn’t tall = kat min kpous te.

(tall = kpous)

She is pretty = Neang sa art

She isn’t pretty = Neang min sa art te.

(pretty =sa art )

They are bored = pouk ke opsok.

They are not bored = pouk ke min opsok te.

(bored = opsok)

Exercise

Using what you have learnt about negations, try to translate the following statements:

I don’t like running = ?

(running = rut)

I don’t want to go = ?

(go = tov, want to = chong)

Khmer language is not difficult = ?

(language = phea sa)

(difficult = pibak)

Solutions

I don’t like running

Khnhom min cholchet rut te

(Running = rut)

I don’t want to go

Khnhom min chong tov te

(go = tov, want to = chong)

Khmer language is not difficult

Phea sa Khmer min pibak te

(language = Phea sa)

(difficult = pibak)

Conversation Practice

Now let’s try a conversation in Khmer with the language patterns we have learnt.

See if you can translate the following conversation into Khmer:

Short Conversation

Nok:

Do you like Khmer food?

(like = chol chet), ( food = mhob)

Dave:

Yes, I do

Long Conversation

Ying:

Hello, how was the movie?

(movie = pheap yun)

Pim:

Boring, I slept in it

(Boring = op sok), (slept = keng)

Ying:

Ok are you hungry?

(hungry = klean)

Pim:

Yes, I am

Ying:

Do you want to eat Japanese food?

(eat = nham), (want to = chong)

Pim:

No, I don’t want Japanese food,

I want to eat Chinese food.

Do you like Chinese Food?

Ying:

Yes I like it. It’s tasty

(like = cholchet), (tasty =chnhanh)

Pim:

Alright Chinese food it is

(alright =min ey te)

Solutions

Short Conversation

Nok:

Do you like Khmer food?

Tae nak cholchet mhob Khmer (reu te)?

Dave:

Yes, I do

Bat, khnhom cholchet

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