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Khmer Colors

This is a list of colors in Khmer. This will help you find ways to describe the colors of clothes, objects and much more.

Black: ខ្មៅ
khmaw
Blue: ខៀវ
khiev
Brown: ត្នោត
tnaot
Gray: ប្រផេះ
brapheh
Green: បៃតង
baitng
Orange: ទឹកក្រូច
tukakrauch
Red: ក្រហម
krahm
White:
sa
Yellow: លឿង
lueng
Dark color: ពណ៌ចាស់
pnr chasa
Light color: ពណ៌ខ្ចី
pnr khchei
Colors: ពណ៌
pnr

These examples show how colors are used in Khmer. This is a good way to demonstrate how adjectives (colors) are used with nouns and verbs.

The sky is blue: មេឃ​ពណ៌ខៀវ
mekh pnrkhiev
Your cat is white: ឆ្មាររបស់​អ្ន​កពណ៌ស
chhmar robsa​ an​ k pnrsa
Black is his favorite color: ពណ៌ខ្មៅជាពណ៌​ដែលគាត់ពេញចិត្តជាងគេ
pnrkhmaw chea pnr​ del keat penhchett cheangke
Red is not his favorite color: ពណ៌​ក្រហម​មិនមែនជាពណ៌​ដែល​គាត់ចូលចិត្តទេ
pnr​ krahm​ minmen chea pnr​ del​ keat chaulchett te
She drives a yellow car: នាង​បើក​ឡាន​ពណ៌លឿង
neang​ baek​ lan pnrlueng
I have black hair: ខ្ញុំ​មានសក់ពណ៌ខ្មៅ
khnhom​ mean sak pnrkhmaw

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