សរសេរ
sɑɑsɑsee
To write in Khmer is សរសេរ (sɑɑsɑsee).
The verb សរសេរ is used for both the physical act of writing and the act of composing text or letters.
Meaning: to form letters, etc. (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
You can change the tense of the verb by placing specific particles before សរសេរ. To indicate a completed action (wrote/has written), use បានសរសេរ. For a continuous action (is writing), use កំពុងសរសេរ. To express future intent (will write), use នឹងសរសេរ.
How do you pronounce it?
sɑɑsɑsee
Did you know?
- Khmer script is an abugida, meaning that consonants have an inherent vowel that is changed by adding marks around the base letter, making the act of 'writing' a multi-directional process.
- In the past, the way one 'wrote' was dictated by the fragility of the medium. To avoid tearing traditional palm leaves, the shape of the letters was specifically designed to be spaced and curved in a way that preserved the leaf.
- Although សរសេរ means 'to write', it is a linguistic 'doublet' with the Khmer word សរសើរ, which means 'to praise'.
Examples in context
- សរសេរពាក្យ។Write words.This sentence is useful for practicing the command to write words with សរសេរ.Tatoeba #11472299 by Vethya, translation #8983019 by Nylez
- តើអ្នកចេះសរសេរអក្សរខ្មែរទេDo you know how to write Khmer?This sentence is useful for asking if someone knows how to write Khmer using សរសេរ.
- ខ្ញុំត្រូវសរសេរលិខិតមួយ។khnhom trov sor-ser lik-khit mouy.I have to write a letter.
Example conversation
Sok and Chinda are in a classroom.
- សុខ Sokចិន្តា តើអ្នកអាចសរសេរឈ្មោះរបស់អ្នកបានទេ?Chinda, tae neak ach sarsé chmous robos neak ban té?Chinda, can you write your name?
- ចិន្តា Chindaបាទ ខ្ញុំអាចសរសេរបាន។bat, khnhom ach sarsé ban.Yes, I can write it.
- សុខ Sokសូមសរសេរវានៅលើក្រដាសនេះ។som sarsé vea nov leu krodas nih.Please write it on this paper.
- ចិន្តា Chindaអូខេ ខ្ញុំនឹងសរសេរឥឡូវនេះ។okay, khnhom nung sarsé ey lov nih.Okay, I will write it now.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “write” translations and entries សរសេរ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries សរសេរ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR, Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0.
