Lesson 10: Forms of the Verb "to be" Flashcards
Learning to Speak Khmer: Part 1
To Be: Basic Form
jee-a, geu-jee-a
To Be: Basic Form - Interrogative
Dta + Subject + jee-a + Object + reu dtay?
To Be: Basic Form - Affirmative
Baat/Jaa + Subject + jee-a + Object.
To Be: Basic Form - Negative
Dtay + Subject + mun/ott main + jee-a + Object + dtay.
To Be: Location
nou, nou ai
To Be: Location - Interrogative
Dta + Subject + nou + Preposition + Location + reu dtay?
To Be: Location - Negative
Dtay + Subject + mun maen + nou + Preposition + Place + dtay.
To Be: Location - Affirmative Form
Baat/Jaa + Subject + nou + Preposition + Place + maen.
To Be: Age
aa-yOO
To Be: Age - Interrogative
Dta loak/neak aa-yOO bon-man ch’num hai-ee (already)?
To Be: Age - Statement
Subject + aa-yOO + number + ch’num + hai-ee (optional).
Yerng jee-a Khmer.
We are Khmer.
Dta goa-ut jee-a nay-uk ra-bum reu dtay?
Is she a dancer (or not)?
Dta loak jee-a kroo-bong-ree-un reu dtay?
Are you the teacher?
Dta goa-ut jee-a kroo-bpairt reu dtay?
Is he a doctor?
Dta goan-proh loak jee-a goan-seuh la’or reu dtay?
Is your son a good student?
Dta goa-ut jee-a m’jah p’dtay-ah reu dtay?
Is she the homeowner?
Dta puagay jee-a dtee-a-hee-un reu dtay?
Are they soldiers?
Baat/jaa, goa-ut jee-a nay-uk ra-bum.
Yes, she is a dancer.
K’nyom jee-a kroo-bong-ree-un.
I am the teacher.
Baat/jaa, goa-ut jee-a kroo-bpairt.
Yes, he is a doctor.
Goan-proh ra-boh k’nyom jee-a goan-seuh la’or.
My son is a good student.
Baat/jaa, goa-ut jee-a m’jah p’dtay-ah.
Yes, she is the homeowner.
Puagay jee-a dtee-a-hee-un.
They are soldiers.
Dtay, goa-ut mun main jee-a nay-uk rabum dtay.
No, she is not a dancer.
Dtay, k’nyom mun main jee-a kroo-bong-ree-un dtay.
No, I am not the teacher.
Dtay, goa-ut ott main jee-a kroo-bpairt dtay.
No, he is not a doctor.
Goan-proh k’nyom mun main jee-a goan-seuh la’or dtay.
My son is not a good student.
Dtay, goa-ut ott main jee-a m’jah p’dtay-ah.
No, she is not the homeowner.
Puagay mun main jee-a dtee-a-hee-un dtay.
They are not soldiers.
Yerng nou k’nong aa-may-rik.
We are in America.
Dta puagay nou k’nong aa-may-rik reu dtay?
Are they in America?
Dta see-a pou nou ler dto reu dtay?
Is the book on the table?
Dta kroo-a-saa ra-boh loak nou k’nong dtee grong Lowell reu dtay?
Is your family in Lowell?
Dta laan nou kaang grao p’saa reu dtay?
Is the car outside the store?
Dta meut roboss k’nyom nou ai bun-naa-lai reu dtay?
Are my friends at the library?
Dta ch’gai nou graom gkray reu dtay?
Is the dog under the bed?
Dtay, puagay mun maen nou k’nong aa-may-rik dtay.
No, they are not in America.