Khmer Numbers
Welcome to the sixth Khmer lesson about numbers. This time we will learn about cardinal and ordinal numbers, followed by grammar rules, then animal names, finally a conversation in Khmer to help you practice your daily phrases.
| Cardinal and Ordinal - Khmer |
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one ១ |
first ទី១ |
two ២ |
second ទី២ |
three ៣ |
third ទី៣ |
four ៤ |
fourth ទី៤ |
five ៥ |
fifth ទី៥ |
six ៦ |
sixth ទី៦ |
seven ៧ |
seventh ទី៧ |
eight ៨ |
eighth ទី៨ |
nine ៩ |
ninth ទី៩ |
ten ១០ |
tenth ទី១០ |
eleven ១១ |
eleventh ទី១១ |
twelve ១២ |
twelfth ទី១២ |
thirteen ១៣ |
thirteenth ទី១៣ |
fourteen ១៤ |
once ម្តង |
fifteen ១៥ |
twice ពីរដង |
sixteen ១៦ |
Monday ច័ន្ទ |
seventeen ១៧ |
Tuesday អង្គារ៍ |
eighteen ១៨ |
Wednesday ពុធ |
nineteen ១៩ |
Thursday ព្រហស្សត៍ |
twenty ២០ |
Friday សុក្រ |
| seventy one |
Saturday សៅរ៍ |
one hundred ១០០ |
Sunday អាទិត្យ |
Numbers Grammar Rules
Khmer cardinal numbers refer to the counting numbers, because they show quantity. For example: I speak two languages. Ordinal numbers on the other hand tell the order of things and their rank: my first language is Khmer. The examples below use numbers in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
| Grammar + Rules - Khmer |
|---|
| I have three dogs [number + noun] ខ្ញុំមានឆ្កែបីក្បាល |
| my daughter has two cats [number + noun] កូនស្រីខ្ញុំមានឆ្មាពីរក្បាល |
| she speaks seven languages [verb + number] នាងនិយាយប្រាំពីរភាសា |
| my brother has one son [number + singular noun] បងប្រុសខ្ញុំមានកូនប្រុសម្នាក់ |
| this is my second lesson [ordinal number + noun] នេះគឹជាមេរៀនទីពីររបស់ខ្ញុំ |
| did you read the third book? [ordinal number + noun] តើអ្នកបានអានសៀវភៅទីបីដែរឬទេ? |
We're not done yet! The following is a list of animals.
cow គោញី |
goat ពពែ |
donkey សត្វលា |
horse សេះ |
dog ឆ្កែ |
cat ឆ្មា |
mouse កណ្តុរ |
bird សត្វស្លាប |
Conversation in Khmer
Now we finally reach the last part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.
| English - Khmer |
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Where are you from? តើអ្នកមកពីណា? |
I'm from the U.S ខ្ញុំមកពីអាមេរិក |
I'm American ខ្ញុំជាជនជាតិអាមេរិក |
Where do you live? តើអ្នកស្នាក់នៅទីណា? |
I live in the U.S ខ្ញុំស្នាក់នៅអាមេរិក |
What do you do for a living? តើអ្នកធ្វើអ្វីសំរាប់ការរស់នៅ? |
I'm a student ខ្ញុំជានិសិត្ស |
Did you enjoy this lesson about numbers 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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