How to say “can” in Khmer · verb
Ban
បាន
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When to use it
បានទេ (ban te)? is the universal "is this possible?" question. Answer: បាន (yes, can) or មិនបានទេ (min ban te, no, can't).
Example
- Ban te?បានទេ? · Can you? / Is it okay?
Say these next
- ចង់ · want
- បាទ / ចាស · yes
- ទេ · no
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- Banបាន · can
- Ban te?បានទេ? · Can you? / Is it okay?
- Cangចង់ · want
- Khnhom chang nyamខ្ញុំចង់ញ៉ាំ។ · I want to eat.
- Baat / Chaahបាទ / ចាស · yes
- Baat, khnhom yol haeyបាទ, ខ្ញុំយល់ហើយ។ · Yes, I understand already.
- Teទេ · no
- Te, khnhom min changទេ, ខ្ញុំមិនចង់។ · No, I don't want to.
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