បិទទ្វារ
bət tviə
To say "close the door" in Khmer, use បិទទ្វារ (bət tviə).
The phrase is used to instruct someone to move a door so that it is shut.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase consists of the verb បិទ (bət), meaning "to close" or "to shut" and the noun ទ្វារ (tviə), meaning "door".
How do you pronounce it?
bət tviə
Did you know?
- The word ទ្វារ is used in the term for 'gate' ទ្វារផ្ទះ, but in older royal contexts, different specialized words for 'door' were used depending on the rank of the person entering.
- The word បិទ is also used to mean 'to stick' or 'to paste' something, such as using glue to attach a label.
- While បិទ means 'to close' a door, it is also the same verb used to 'close' or 'turn off' electronic devices like a phone or a light.
Examples in context
- បិទទ្វារ។Close the door.Tatoeba #11517125 by Vethya, translation #405379 by brauliobezerra
- បិទទ្វារមុននឹងឯងចេញ។Close the door before you go.Tatoeba #11481088 by Vethya, translation #4861686 by theupandup
- សូមបិទទ្វារ។som bit tvear.Please close the door.
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
At home, a woman asks a man to close the door because of the noise.
- ស្រីនី Sreynyសុខ សូមបិទទ្វារ។Sok som bit tvear.Sok, please close the door.
- សុខ Sokបាទ ខ្ញុំបិទឥឡូវនេះ។Bat, khnom bit ey-lov-nih.Yes, I will close it now.
- ស្រីនី Sreynyអរគុណច្រើន។Or-kun chreun.Thank you very much.
- សុខ Sokមិនអីទេ។Mun ey te.You're welcome.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
