Asking Questions Flashcards
What is this?
This is a pen.
This is my pen.
Nis jia ei (awei)? (Reversed word order- ‘this is what?’)
Nis jia bec.( no articles in khmer)
Nis jia bec roboh khaa-nhom. ( possessive adjective goes after noun - in casual spoken language can leave out the roboh)
This is a car. This is a car isn’t it? This is pheakdey isn’t it?
(Is this a car). ( is this pheakdey)
Nis jia laan. Nis jia laan maen-té? Nis jia pheakdey maen-té?
For yes no questions must follow rule: verb + té
Yul té? ‘Understand?’ (Casual)
Teur(tar) nék yul té? ( more formal) teur is always at beginning of question but not required in casual speech
Is this pen good? ( this pen good + té?)
Teur bec nis laar-or té?
This
That
What
Where
Nis
Nus
Ei/awei
Naa/ aenaà
Do you know Seena?
Teur nék skoil Seena té? ( teur -question word at beginning/ té at end)
Simpler version -skoil seena té?
Questions with adjectives - simple form
Are you tired? (Tired?) Oh-kom-lang té? / oh-kom-lang ort?
Is it easy? (Easy?) Sruol té? / Sruol ort?
Is it expensive? (Expensive?) thlai té?/ thlai ort?
Is it difficult? (Difficult?) pi baak té? / pi baak ort?
Where do you come from? You come from where?
Nék mok pi naa?
Mok = to come
Pi = from
Naa, aenaa ( einaa) = where
I come from Australia.
You come from Cambodia don’t you?
Khaa-nhom mok pi srok australie.
Nék mok pi kampuchea maen-té?
What’s the problem?
Min pahahaa ei?
( punyuha)
Any problems?
Min panhahaa té?
No problems - ort panhahaa / min panhahaa
Where is the WC? ( WC is where?)
Where is my chair?
Where is our table?
Bon-tup-toek nov naa? ( naa is replaced with aenaà when written)
Kao-ei khaa-nhom nov naa? ( remember possessive adj goes after noun)
Tok yeung nov naa?
Whats your name?
Whats your schools name? (Your school name what?)
Whats your teachers name?
Nek chmus ei?
Saa-laa-rian nek chmus ei? ( possessive adj after noun ‘school your name what?)
Krou nek chmus ei?
Which + noun eg which day? ( day which)
Which table?
Which market?
Thaa-ngai naa?
Tok naa?
Psaa naa?
