| “Yes” in Khmer |
Baat (for male speaker) and Jaa (for female speaker) are the terms for the English word “Yes” |
| Question Sentence with “Dtau” and “Dtee” |
“Dtau” is the initial particle in a question sentence. However, it is commonly used in written language and in formal situations. “Dtee” is another question particle placed at the end of the question sentence.
- Dtau neak sok-sab-baay dtee? = How are you?
- Neak sok-sa-baay dtee? = How are you?
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| Seeking Confirmation with Question mee- dtee “Is that right?” |
The word “meen-dtee“can be translated as “right?” or “isn’t that so?”, and is placed at the end of a statement to seek confirmation or to confirm that you have made a correct assumption. There are several ways to respond to meen-dtee questions. You can either say meen-haəy or baat (if it is male) and jaa (if it is female). |
| Negative Formers: ɔt-dtee and men-dtee |
The negative former “ɔt-dtee and mən-dtee” are placed before the main verb and dtee at the end of the statement. |
| Question Word: “Where” |
The word Naa is the contraction of Ae-naa. However, Naa and Ey can be interchangeable when asking about the country you are from.
Nouw “at” is placed before Naa when asking about the location. For example:
- Saa-laa neak nouw naa? = “Where is your school?”
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