Verbs Flashcards
1
Q
Verbs
Khmer verbs do not have conjugation to show tenses like past, present and future. The listener has to go off of context and sometimes classifiers. Howie is one of these aforementioned classifiers.
“Kynum tov psaa howie,” which means I went to the market already. Thus making this past tense.
A
kərija:sab
2
Q
To be
A
ciə
3
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To go
A
tɨɰ
4
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To come
A
mao
5
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To eat
A
ɲam
6
Q
To teach
A
bɑŋriən
7
Q
To study
A
riən
8
Q
To work
A
tʋə:ka:
9
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To ask
A
suə
10
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To answer
A
chlaəj
11
Q
To speak
A
ni:jiəj
12
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To read
A
ʔa:n
13
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To write
A
sɑ:se
14
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To look
A
mə:l
15
Q
To listen
A
sdab
16
Q
To count
A
roəb
17
Q
To remember
A
cam
18
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To forget
A
phlɛc
19
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To tell
A
brab
20
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To like
A
cəʋlcət
21
Q
To give
A
ʔaoj
22
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To take
A
jɔ: