ច្រើនទៀត
chraen teat
The English phrase "more" is expressed in Khmer as ច្រើនទៀត (chraen teat).
ច្រើនទៀត is used to describe an additional amount or quantity of something.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of ច្រើន (chraen), meaning 'many' or 'much' and ទៀត (teat), meaning 'more' or 'additional'.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Khmer, the phrase for 'more' typically follows the noun it modifies.
How do you pronounce it?
chraen teat
Did you know?
- In formal royal language, known as Rachasap, different words are used for quantity and addition. The common phrase ច្រើនទៀត would be considered too casual for use with the monarchy.
- While ច្រើនទៀត means 'more' in quantity, if you want to ask for 'more' of a specific item at a market, you might use the word ថែម (them). This specific term implies an addition or a 'bonus' provided by the seller.
- The Khmer script used to write ច្រើនទៀត is an abugida, meaning vowels are written as marks around the consonant. This makes the word 'more' look like a cluster of symbols rather than a linear sequence of letters.
Examples in context
- សៀវភៅច្រើនទៀតmore books
- តើអ្នកត្រូវការអ្វីច្រើនទៀតទេ?tae neak trov kar avei jreun tiet te?Do you need anything more?
Example conversation
Ratanak and Mali are eating dinner together.
- រតនៈ Ratanakបាយនេះឆ្ងាញ់ណាស់។bay nih chnganh nasThis rice is very delicious.
- ម៉ាលី Malyតើអ្នកចង់បានបាយច្រើនទៀតទេ?tae neak chong ban bay chreun tiet te?Do you want more rice?
- រតនៈ Ratanakបាទ ខ្ញុំសុំបន្តិចទៀត។bat khnhom som bantech tietYes, I would like a bit more.
- ម៉ាលី Malyចាំខ្ញុំដួសឱ្យ។cham khnhom duos oyWait, I will scoop some for you.
