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Learning the Khmer Articles is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Khmer language. But first we need to know what the role of Articles is in the structure of the grammar in Khmer.
Khmer articles are words that combine with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Generally articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun. Examples are "the, a, and an". Here are some examples:
| English Articles | Khmer Articles |
|---|---|
| articles | ពាក្យប្រើខាងមុខនាម គុណនាម |
| the | គុណនាមសម្រាប់ដាក់នៅខាងដើមនាម |
| a | មួយ |
| one | មួយ |
| some | មួយចំនួន |
| few | ពីរបី |
| the book | សៀវភៅនេះ |
| the books | សៀវភៅទាំងនេះ |
| a book | សៀវភៅមួយក្បាល |
| one book | សៀវភៅមួយក្បាល |
| some books | សៀវភៅមួយចំនួន |
| few books | សៀវភៅពីរបី |
Notice the structure of the Articles in Khmer.
Below is a list of vocabulary where you can use the Definite and Indefinite Articles in Khmer. Try to practice but also memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Khmer vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Khmer Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Food | ម្ហូបអាហារ |
| almonds | គ្រាប់អាម៉ង់ |
| bread | នុំប័ង |
| breakfast | អាហារពេលព្រឹក |
| butter | ប័រ |
| candy | ស្ករគ្រាប់ |
| cheese | ប្រហុកបារាំង |
| chicken | សាច់មាន់ |
| cumin | ជីវ៉ាន់ស៊ុយ |
| dessert | បង្អែម |
| dinner | អាហារពេលល្ងាច |
| fish | សាចត្រី |
| fruit | ផ្លែឈើ |
| ice cream | ការ៉េម |
| lamb | សាច់ចៀម |
| lemon | ក្រូចឆ្មារ |
| lunch | អាហារថ្ងៃត្រង់ |
| meal | អាហារ |
| meat | សាច់ |
| oven | ឡ/ប្រដាប់ដុតនុំឬសាច់ |
| pepper | ម្រេច/ម្ទេស |
| plants | រុក្ខជាតិ |
| pork | សាច់ជ្រូក |
| salad | សាលាដឡ៏ |
| salt | អំបិល |
| sandwich | សង់វិច |
| sausage | សាច់ក្រក |
| soup | ស៊ុប |
| sugar | ស្ករ |
| supper | អាហារពេលល្ងាច (ក្រោយបំផុត)/អាហារយប់ជ្រៅ |
| turkey | មាន់បារាំង |
| apple | ផ្លែប៉ម |
| banana | ចេក |
| oranges | ក្រូច |
| peaches | ផ្លែប៉ែស |
| peanut | សណ្តែកដី |
| pears | ផ្លែសេរី |
| pineapple | ម្នាស់ |
| grapes | ទំពាំងបាយជូ |
| strawberries | ផ្លែស្រ្តបែរី |
| vegetables | បន្លែ |
| carrot | ការ៉ុត |
| corn | ពោត |
| cucumber | ត្រសក់ |
| garlic | ខ្ទឹមសរ |
| lettuce | សាលាដឡ៏ម៉្យាង |
| olives | ផ្លែអូលីវ |
| onions | ខ្ទឹមបារាំង |
| peppers | ម្រេច/ម្ទេស |
| potatoes | ដំឡូង |
| pumpkin | ល្ពៅ |
| beans | សណ្តែក |
| tomatoes | ប៉េងប៉ោះ |
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