Khmer Plural
Welcome to the fourth Khmer lesson about the plural. This time we will learn about the singular form and what it looks like in the plural, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of emergency phrases.
book សៀវភៅ |
books សៀវភៅជាច្រើន |
car រថយន្ដ |
cars រថយន្ដជាច្រើន |
tree ដើមឈើ |
trees ដើមឈើជាច្រើន |
flower ផ្កា |
flowers ផ្កាជាច្រើន |
Plural Grammar Rules
The plural is the form which refers to more than one object or person. For example: I speak two languages the plural here is [languages] because it refers to more than one [language]. The examples below use plurals in different ways and places to demonstrate how they look wehn converted from their singular form.
| Grammar + Rules - Khmer |
|---|
| I speak one language [singular form] ខ្ញុំនិយាយតែមួយភាសា |
| we speak three languages [plural noun] យើងនិយាយបីភាសា |
| he visits many countries [adverb + plural noun] គាត់ទសនាប្រទេសជាច្រើន |
| they are happy now [plural pronoun] ពួកគេសប្បាយហើយពេលនេះ |
| she has five red shoes [adjective + plural noun] នាងមានស្បែកជើងពណ៏ក្រហមប្រាំគូ |
| I want a sandwich without onions [preposition + plural noun] ខ្ញុំចង់បានសានវិចដែលគ្មានឃ្ទឹមបារាំង |
The following is a list of examples showing both the singular and plural form. This demonstrates how the plural is used with humans, objects and animals.
woman មនុស្សស្រី / ស្រ្តី |
women ស្រ្តីជាច្រើន |
man មនុស្សប្រុស / បុរស |
men បុរសជាច្រើន |
house ផ្ទះ |
houses ផ្ទះជាច្រើន |
cup ពែង |
cups ពែងជាច្រើន |
cow គោញី |
cows គោញីច្រីនក្បាល |
horse សេះ |
horses សេះច្រីនក្បាល |
Emergency Phrases
Now it's time to practice your Khmer by looking at these phrases which are related to emergencies. Be prepared when traveling abroad, just in case you need help or by offering help to someone else. I recommend writing these expressions down on a notebook before traveling.
| English - Khmer |
|---|
Help ជួយផង |
Call the ambulance ហៅឡានពេទ្យ |
I need a doctor ខ្ញុំត្រូវការគ្រូពេទ្យ |
Where is the closest pharmacy? តើកន្លែងលក់ថ្នាំពេទ្យជិតជាងគេនៅទីណា? |
Are you okay? តើអ្នកមិនអីទេរឺ? |
I am sick ខ្ញុំឈឺ |
Call the police សូមហៅនគបាល |
Did you enjoy this lesson about the plural in Khmer? I hope so, if you have any problem with this lesson contact me with questions you have homepage. You can now check the next lesson below.
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