How to use the definite article in Khmer

You want to learn how to use the definite article in Khmer? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Khmer lessons complete with useful examples. The apple, the house, the book... we'll teach you about the Khmer definite article in a simple, clear and enjoyable way.

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The Khmer definite article

The definite article is what we call the word 'the' in English. The English definite article 'the' does not exist in Khmer. Unlike English, a noun on its own can be considered definite without the need for a specific word to show this.

Examples

the month

tveyar

the door

kmeŋo bros

the boy

kmeŋo srayi

the girl

kruseyar

the family

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Step 4 : The definite article in Khmer

The definite article is what we call the word the in English. The definite article is used with nouns in English (the book, the chair, the door etc.). Using the nouns siyapáwo, kawáyi and tveyar (book, chair, door) which you learned in Step 3, learn how to use each noun with the definite article. This is easy in Khmer, because in Khmer, there is no definite article. So the word siyapáwo can mean book or the book, the word kawáyi can mean chair or the chair and the word tveyar can mean door or the door. You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about the definite article in Khmer including useful examples. Once you have learned to use the definite article with the Khmer nouns siyapáwo, kawáyi and tveyar, you're ready to move on to Step 5 (the plural in Khmer).

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