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Learning the Khmer Adjectives is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Khmer language. But first we need to know what the role of Adjectives is in the structure of the grammar in Khmer.
Khmer Adjectives are words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence. Here are some examples:
| English Adjectives | Khmer Adjectives |
|---|---|
| adjectives | គុណនាម |
| a green tree | ដើមឈើពណ៌បៃតងមួយដើម |
| a tall building | អាគារខ្ពស់មួយ |
| a very old man | មនុស្សប្រុសដ៏ចាស់ម្នាក់ |
| the old red house | ផ្ទះចាស់ពណ៌ក្រហម |
| a very nice friend | មិត្តភ័ក្តដែលរួសរាយរាក់ទាក់ម្នាក់ |
Notice the structure of the Adjectives in Khmer.
Below is a list of the Adjectives, Colors, Shapes, Sizes in Khmer placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Khmer vocabulary.
| English Adjectives | Khmer Adjectives |
|---|---|
| colors | ពណ៌ |
| black | ខ្មៅ |
| blue | ខៀវ |
| brown | ត្នោត |
| gray | ប្រផេះ |
| green | បៃតង |
| orange | ទឹកក្រូច |
| purple | ស៊ីជំពូ |
| red | ក្រហម |
| white | ស |
| yellow | លឿង |
| sizes | ទំហំ |
| big | ធំ |
| deep | ជ្រៅ |
| long | វែង |
| narrow | ចង្អៀត |
| short | ខ្លី |
| small | តូច |
| tall | ខ្ពស់ |
| thick | ក្រាស |
| thin | ស្តើង |
| wide | ទូលាយ |
| shapes | ទ្រង់ទ្រាយ/សណ្ឋាន |
| circular | រង្វង់មូល |
| straight | ត្រង់ |
| square | ការេ |
| triangular | ចតុកោណកែង |
| tastes | រស់ជាតិ |
| bitter | ល្វីង |
| fresh | ស្រស់ |
| salty | ប្រៃ |
| sour | ជូ |
| spicy | គ្រឿងទេសច្រើន |
| sweet | ផ្អែម |
| qualities | គុណភាព |
| bad | អាក្រក់/មិនល្អ |
| clean | ស្អាត |
| dark | ងងឹត |
| difficult | ពិបាក |
| dirty | ក្រខ្វក់ |
| dry | ស្ងួត |
| easy | ងាយស្រួល |
| empty | ទទេ |
| expensive | ថ្លៃ |
| fast | លឿន |
| foreign | ជនបរទេស |
| full | ពេញ |
| good | ល្អ |
| hard | រឹង / ពិបាក / ធ្ងន់ |
| heavy | ធ្ងន់ / ខ្លាំង |
| inexpensive | ថោក |
| light | ស្រាល |
| local | មូលដ្ឋាន |
| new | ថ្មី |
| noisy | អ៊ូអែ |
| old | ចាស់ |
| powerful | ដែលមានអំណាច |
| quiet | ស្ងៀមស្ងាត់ |
| correct | ត្រឹមត្រូវ |
| slow | យឺត |
| soft | ទន់ |
| very | ណាស់ |
| weak | ខ្សោយ |
| wet | សើម |
| wrong | ខុស |
| young | ក្មេង |
| quantities | បរិមាណ |
| few | ពីរបី |
| little | តិចតួច |
| many | ច្រើន |
| much | ច្រើន |
| part | ផ្នែកខ្លះ |
| some | មួយចំនួន |
| a few | ពីរបី |
| whole | ទាំងមូល/ទាំងស្រុង |
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