Lesson 12: Progressive Present Tense

Question 1

Present Progressive

Answer 1

add kampung or kampung tai (affirmative form) before the verb

Question 2

Present Progressive: Interrogative

Answer 2

Dta + Subject + kampung + Verb + Object (if any) + question word + reu (optional)?

Question 3

Present Progressive: Negative

Answer 3

Dtay + Subject + mun/ott + kampung + Verb + Object (if any) + question word + dtay.

Question 4

Present Progressive: Affirmative

Answer 4

Baat/Ja (if necessary) + Subject + kampung tai + Verb + Object.

Question 5

Dta loak kampung t’wer ay?

Answer 5

What are you doing?

Question 6

Dta oa-bpOOk ra-boh laok kampung dtou tee-naa?

Answer 6

Where is your father going?

Question 7

Dta borng bproh loak roo-ung jum nay-uk naa?

Answer 7

Who is your brother waiting for?

Question 8

Dta puagay kampung aan Khmer reu?

Answer 8

Are they reading Khmer?

Question 9

Dta goa-ut kampung ni-yee-ay om-bpee k’nyom reu?

Answer 9

Is she talking about me?

Question 10

K’nyom ott kampung t’wer ay dtay.

Answer 10

I am not doing anything.

Question 11

Goa-ut ott kampung dtou tee-naa dtay.

Answer 11

He is not going anywhere.

Question 12

Goa-ut ott kampung roo-ung jum nay-uk naa dtay.

Answer 12

He is not waiting for anyone.

Question 13

Dtay, puagay ott kampung aan Khmer dtay.

Answer 13

No, they are not reading Khmer.

Question 14

Dtay, goa-ut ott kampung ni-yee-ay om-bpee loak dtay.

Answer 14

No, she is not talking about you.

Question 15

K’nyom kampung tai n’yum bai.

Answer 15

I am eating rice.

Question 16

Goa-ut kampung tai dtou bpra-dtayh Kampuchea.

Answer 16

He is going to Cambodia.

Question 17

Goa-ut kampung tai roo-ung jum goan bproh ra-boh k’nyom.

Answer 17

He is waiting for my son.

Question 18

Baat/ja, puagay kampung tai aan Khmer.

Answer 18

Yes, they are reading Khmer.

Question 19

Baat/ja, goa-ut kampung tai ni-yee-ay om-bpee loak.

Answer 19

Yes, she is talking about you.

Question 20

What are you doing?

Answer 20

Dta loak kampung t’wer ay?

Question 21

Where is your father going?

Answer 21

Dta oa-bpOOk ra-boh laok kampung dtou tee-naa?

Question 22

Who is your brother waiting for?

Answer 22

Dta borng bproh loak roo-ung jum nay-uk naa?

Question 23

Are they reading Khmer?

Answer 23

Dta puagay kampung aan Khmer reu?

Question 24

Is she talking about me?

Answer 24

Dta goa-ut kampung ni-yee-ay om-bpee k’nyom reu?

Question 25

I am not doing anything.

Answer 25

K’nyom ott kampung t’wer ay dtay.

Question 26

He is not going anywhere.

Answer 26

Goa-ut ott kampung dtou tee-naa dtay.

Question 27

He is not waiting for anyone.

Answer 27

Goa-ut ott kampung roo-ung jum nay-uk naa dtay.

Question 28

No, they are not reading Khmer.

Answer 28

Dtay, puagay ott kampung aan Khmer dtay.

Question 29

No, she is not talking about you.

Answer 29

Dtay, goa-ut ott kampung ni-yee-ay om-bpee loak dtay.

Question 30

I am eating rice.

Answer 30

K’nyom kampung tai n’yum bai.

Question 31

He is going to Cambodia.

Answer 31

Goa-ut kampung tai dtou bpra-dtayh Kampuchea.

Question 32

He is waiting for my son.

Answer 32

Goa-ut kampung tai roo-ung jum goan bproh ra-boh k’nyom.

Question 33

Yes, they are reading Khmer.

Answer 33

Baat/ja, puagay kampung tai aan Khmer.

Question 34

Yes, she is talking about you.

Answer 34

Baat/ja, goa-ut kampung tai ni-yee-ay om-bpee loak.