Language/Central-khmer/Grammar/How-to-Use-Have
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In this lesson, we will learn how to use "Have" in Central Khmer language. This is an essential skill to have when speaking and writing in Central Khmer. Let's dive in!
Don't hesitate to look into these other pages after completing this lesson: Present Tense & Using Prepositions.
Understanding "Have"[edit | edit source]
In Central Khmer, "Have" is translated to "ααΆα" (mien). We use "Have" to indicate possession, relationship, or experiences.
For example:
- "I have a book" - "αααα»αααΆαααααα " (knhom mien seavy phav)
- "He has two sisters" - "ααΆααααΆαααααα’αΌααα½α" (kaat mien bang poun muoy)
To improve your Central Khmer Grammar, you can also use the Polyglot Club website. Find native speakers and ask them any questions!
Using "Have" in Different Tenses[edit | edit source]
"Have" can be used in different tenses to indicate different time frames. Let's take a look at some examples:
Present Tense[edit | edit source]
In the present tense, "Have" is used to indicate possession or relationship.
For example:
- "I have a car" - "αααα»αααΆααααααα" (knhom mien rotiand)
- "She has a good relationship with her parents" - "ααΆαααΆαααΆαααααααααα’ααΆααα½ααͺαα»αααααΆα" (neang mien phypun yol dai leang chomrou yoput).
Past Tense[edit | edit source]
In the past tense, "Have" is used to indicate an experience that happened at a specific time in the past.
For example:
- "I had a great time at the party" - "αααα»αααΆααααα α·αααα αΎααα ααααα½α" (knhom mien penchiet hoey nov brakout)
- "He had a fever last night" - "ααΆααααΆαααααΊααααααααααα»α" (kaat mien chmork tnarl maong).
Future Tense[edit | edit source]
In the future tense, "Have" is used to indicate a possibility or something that might happen in the future.
For example:
- "I may have too much work tomorrow" - "αααα»αα’αΆα ααΆαααΆαααΆαα αααΎααααα»αααααααα’αα" (knhom aycar mien kar ngea janh knung dong thngai sae).
- "They might have a baby next year" - "ααΆααα’αΆα ααΆαααΌααααα ααααααα·ααααΆαααααα" (kat ayc mien kun prohabsatt chanmarn kroey).
Dialogue[edit | edit source]
Let's look at a dialogue to see how "Have" is used in context.
- Person 1: αααβααΆαβααααααααΆαααααααΆαααααααααααααα¬? (lok mien klair mak samrap lorh prean ney?)
(Do you have a scale to sell this fruit?)
- Person 2: ααΆαα ααααααΆαααΈαααα»αα (mien chhang psiya piknhom.)
(I have one, I can lend it to you.)
Conclusion[edit | edit source]
"Have" is a crucial verb in Central Khmer language, and mastering its usage is essential for any learner. With this lesson, you now know how to use "Have" in different tenses and how to use it in context. Keep practicing and using it to improve your Central Khmer skills!
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With this lesson finished, you may want to explore these additional pages: 0 to A1 Course & Questions.
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Give your Opinion
- Gender
- Pronouns
- Plurals
- Questions
- Conditional Mood
- Adjectives
- Negation
- How to Use Be