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Learning the Khmer Nouns 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 Nouns is in the structure of the grammar in Khmer.
Khmer nouns are words used to name a person, animal, place, thing, or abstract ideas. Nouns are usually the most important part of vocabulary. Here are some examples:
| English Nouns | Khmer Nouns |
|---|---|
| nouns | នាម |
| my car | រថយន្ត/ឡានរបស់ខ្ញុំ |
| green car | រថយន្ត/ឡានពណ៌បៃតង |
| three cars | រថយន្ត/ឡានចំនួនបីគ្រឿង |
| car garage | ចំណតរថយន្ត |
| outside the car | ខាងក្រៅរថយន្ត |
Notice the structure of the Nouns in Khmer.
Below is a list of the Nouns and Words in Khmer placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Khmer vocabulary.
| English Nouns | Khmer Nouns |
|---|---|
| arm | ដៃ |
| back | ខ្នង |
| cheeks | ថ្ពាល់ |
| chest | ទ្រូង |
| chin | ចង្កា |
| ear | ត្រចៀក |
| elbow | កែងដៃ |
| eye | ភ្នែក |
| face | មុខ |
| finger | ម្រាមដៃ |
| fingers | ម្រាមដៃច្រើន |
| foot | ជើង |
| hair | សក់ |
| hand | ដៃ |
| head | ក្បាល |
| heart | បេះដូង |
| knee | ក្បាលជង្គង់ |
| leg | ជើង |
| lip | បបូរមាត់ |
| mouth | មាត់ |
| neck | ក |
| nose | ច្រមុះ |
| shoulder | ស្មា |
| stomach | ពោះ |
| teeth | ធ្មេញ (ច្រើន) |
| thigh | ភ្លៅ |
| throat | បំពង់ក |
| thumb | មេដៃ |
| toe | មេជើង |
| tongue | អណ្តាត |
| tooth | ធ្មេញ |
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