black
ខ្មៅ
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grey
ប្រផេះ
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white
ស
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blue
ខៀវ
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green
បៃតង
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yellow
លឿង
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red
ក្រហម
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brown
ត្នោត
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Adjectives Grammar Rules
In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example:: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
| Grammar Rules | Khmer |
|---|---|
| my house is white [noun + adjective] |
ផ្ទះខ្ញុំពណ៏ស
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| my country is big [noun + adjective] |
ប្រទេសខ្ញុំធំ
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| new books are expensive [plural + adjective] |
សៀវភៅថ្មីៗមានតម្លៃថ្លៃ
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| we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] |
យើងសប្បាយនៅទីនេះ
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| she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] |
នាងមានឆ្កែតូចបីក្បាល
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| this languoge is very easy [adverb + adjective] |
ភាសានេះងាយស្រួល
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| I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] |
ខ្ញុំមានផ្ទះពណ៏បៃតងតូចមួយ
|
We”re not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.
cold
ត្រជាក់
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hot
ក្តៅ
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cloudy
មានពពក
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rainy
ដែលមានភ្លៀងធ្លាក់
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snowy
ការធ្លាក់ព្រិល
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sunny
មានពន្លឺថ្ងៃ
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windy
ខ្សល់ខ្លាំង
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warm
អ៊ុនៗ
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Conversation in Khmer
Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.
| English | Khmer |
|---|---|
| hi |
សួស្ដី
|
| how are you? |
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ?
|
| I”m good, thank you |
ខ្ញុំសុខសប្បាយទេ អរគុណ
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| and you? |
ចុះចំណែកអ្នកវិញ?
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| what is your name? |
អ្នកឈ្មោះអ្វី?
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| my name is Maya |
ខ្ញុំឈ្មោះ Maya
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| nice to meet you |
រីករាយណាស់ដែលបានស្គាល់អ្នក
|