ពីព្រោះ
pii prŭəh
The English word "because" is translated into Khmer as ពីព្រោះ (pii prŭəh). Wiktionary also lists ព្រោះ (prŭəh).
Meaning: by or for the cause that, on this account that, for the reason that (conj)
Ways to say it
| Khmer | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| ពីព្រោះ | pii prŭəh |
| ព្រោះ | prŭəh |
Both forms are used as conjunctions to express the reason or cause for something, functioning as "by or for the cause that" or "for the reason that".
What does it mean word for word?
The word ពីព្រោះ is composed of ពី, meaning "from" and ព្រោះ, meaning "because", literally translating to "from the reason that".
Which one should you use?
The shorter form ព្រោះ is used for the same meaning.
How does it change in a sentence?
While ពីព្រោះ is a conjunction used to connect clauses, note that ដោយសារ is often used to mean "because of" followed by a noun or a reason.
How do you pronounce it?
pii prŭəh
Did you know?
- The word ព្រោះ can also function as an adjective meaning 'melodious' or 'sweet sounding' when describing a voice.
- The root of the word ព្រោះ is actually related to the ancient concept of 'scattering' or 'sprinkling' something, such as seeds or water.
- The word ពី in ពីព្រោះ literally means 'from', treating a reason as a physical point of origin from which an event starts.
Examples in context
- ពីព្រោះវាមាន។Because it exists.This example shows how to use the form ព្រោះ to express existence.Tatoeba #11475200 by Vethya, translation #6201766 by carlosalberto
- ពីព្រោះនាងធ្លាក់ខ្លួនឈើ។Because she felt sick.This example shows how to use the form ព្រោះ to express a reason for a state of being.Tatoeba #11475208 by Vethya, translation #20296 by Dreamk33
- ខ្ញុំមកយឺត ពីព្រោះមានការកកស្ទះចរាចរណ៍។khnom mok yuet pi pruos mean kar kak steah chorachor.I came late because there was a traffic jam.
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Example conversation
Narong and Chinda are discussing why they are staying home.
- ណារ៉ុង Narongហេតុអ្វីបានជាអ្នកមិនចេញទៅក្រៅ?het ey ban chea neak min chenh tov krao?Why aren't you going out?
- ចិន្តា Chindaខ្ញុំនៅផ្ទះ ពីព្រោះមេឃកំពុងភ្លៀង។khnhom nov pteah prous mekh kompong phlieng.I am staying home because it is raining.
- ណារ៉ុង Narongមែនហើយ ភ្លៀងខ្លាំងណាស់។men haey phlieng khlang nas.That's true, it's raining heavily.
- ចិន្តា Chindaចឹង យើងចាំឲ្យភ្លៀងឈប់សិន។cheng yeung cham oy phlieng chob sin.So, let's wait for the rain to stop first.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “because” translations and entries ពីព្រោះ, ព្រោះ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ពីព្រោះ, ព្រោះ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
