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This is a list of adjectives in Khmer. This can enable you describe different sizes and a variety of qualities such as (easy, difficult...).
| Big: ធំ thom |
Small: តូច tauch |
Long: វែង veng |
Short: ខ្លី khlei |
| Tall: ខ្ពស់ khpasa |
Thick: ក្រាស់ krasa |
Thin: ស្តើង staeng |
Wide: ទូលាយ touleay |
This table provides a list of adjectives of quality shown below. These are some of the most used adjectives in Khmer.
| Bad: អាក្រក់ / មិនល្អ akrak / minola |
Good: ល្អ la |
Easy: ងាយស្រួល ngeayosruol |
Difficult: ពិបាក pibeak |
| Expensive: ថ្លៃ thlai |
Cheap: ថោក thaok |
Fast: លឿន luen |
Slow: យឺត yut |
| Old: ចាស់(ផ្ទុយនឹងពាក្យក្មេង) chasa( phtoy nung peaky kmeng) |
Old: ចាស់(ផ្ទុយនឹងពាក្យថ្មី) chasa( phtoy nung peaky thmei) |
Young: ក្មេង kmeng |
New: ថ្មី thmei |
| Heavy: ធ្ងន់ thngon |
Light: ស្រាល(ផ្ទុយនឹងធ្ងន់) sral( phtoy nung thngon) |
Empty: ទទេ tte |
Full: ពេញ penh |
| Right: ត្រឹមត្រូវ troemotrauv |
Wrong: ខុស khosa |
Strong: ខ្លាំង khlang |
Weak: ខ្សោយ khsaaoy |
These samples show how adjectives are used in Khmer. Used in these examples with nouns, prepositions and pronouns.
| Is this a new or old book?: តើនេះជាសៀវភៅថ្មី ឬចាស់? tae nih chea sievphow thmei ryy chasa? |
Is the test easy or difficult?: តើការប្រឡងនេះស្រួល ឬពិបាក? tae kar bralng nih sruol ryy pibeak? |
| Am I right or wrong?: តើខ្ញុំនិយាយត្រូវ ឬខុស? tae khnhom niyeay trauv ryy khosa? |
This is very expensive: វាថ្លៃណាស់ vea thlai nasa |
| Is he younger or older than you?: តើគាត់ក្មេងជាង ឬចាស់ជាងអ្នក? tae keat kmeng cheang ryy chasa cheang anak? |
Is she tall?: តើនាងខ្ពស់ទេ? tae neang khpasa te? |
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