How to say “big” in Khmer · adjective
Thom
ធំ
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When to use it
Angkor Thom (អង្គរធំ, angkor thom) literally means "great/big city." You already know this word from the most famous Khmer ruin.
Example
- Pteah thom nah!ផ្ទះធំណាស់! · Very big house!
Say these next
- តូច · small
- ល្អ · good
- ណាស់ · very
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- Thomធំ · big
- Pteah thom nah!ផ្ទះធំណាស់! · Very big house!
- Toucតូច · small
- Touch pekតូចពេក។ · Too small.
- L'awល្អ · good
- Aahaa nih l'aw nah!អាហារនេះល្អណាស់! · This food is very good!
- Nahណាស់ · very
- L'aw nah!ល្អណាស់! · Very good!
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