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This is a list of verbs in the present tense in Khmer. First let's start with the raw format before conjugating the verbs to the present form. Make sure to compare this table and the one below it.
| To see: មើល meul |
To write: សរសេរ sarser |
To love: ស្រលាញ់ sralanh |
To give: ឲ្យ aoy |
| To play: លេង leng |
To read: អាន an |
To understand: យល់ yl |
To have: មាន mean |
| To know: ចេះ / ដឹង cheh / doeng |
To learn: រៀន rien |
To think: គិត kit |
To work: ធ្វើការ thveukear |
| To speak: និយាយ niyeay |
To drive: បើកបរ baekabr |
To smile: ញញឹម nhnhum |
To find: រក / ឃើញ rk / kheunh |
These samples show how the verbs above are conjugated in the present tense in a sentence which includes all the object pronouns (I, you, she...).
| I see you: ខ្ញុំជួបអ្នក khnhom chuob anak |
I write with a pen: ខ្ញុំសរសេរជាមួយប៊ិច khnhom sarser chea muoy bich |
| You love apples: អ្នកចូលចិត្តផ្លែប៉ោម anak chaulchett phle baom |
You give money: អ្នកឲ្យលុយ anak aoy louy |
| You play tennis: អ្នកលេងតេសនីស anak leng te sa nisa |
He reads a book: គាត់អានសៀវភៅ keat an sievphow |
| He understands me: គាត់យល់អំពីខ្ញុំ keat yl ampikhnhom |
She has a cat: នាងមានឆ្មាមួយក្បាល neang mean chhma muoy kbal |
| She knows my friend: នាងស្គាល់មិត្តរបស់ខ្ញុំ neang skal mitt robsakhnhom |
We want to learn: ពួកយើងចង់រៀន puok yeung chng rien |
| We think Spanish is easy: ពួកយើងគិតថាភាសាអេស្ប៉ាញស្រួលរៀន puok yeung kitthea pheasaea esbanh sruol rien |
You (plural) work here: ពួកអ្នក(ពហុវចនៈ)ធ្វើការនៅទីនេះ puok anak( phovochn) thveukear now tinih |
| You (plural) speak French: ពួកអ្នក(ពហុវចនៈ)និយាយភាសាបារាំង puok anak( phovochn) niyeay pheasaea barang |
They drive a car: ពួកគេបើកឡាន puokke baeklan |
| They smile: ពួកគេញញឹម puokke nhnhum |
After the present tense in Khmer, make sure to check the other tenses (past, and future), which we hope you enjoyed. You can also choose your own topic from the menu above.
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