How to say “no” in Khmer · particle
Te
ទេ
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When to use it
ទេ (te) goes at the END of the sentence, unlike English. "I don't want" = មិនចង់ទេ (min cang te).
Example
- Te, khnhom min changទេ, ខ្ញុំមិនចង់។ · No, I don't want to.
Say these next
- បាទ / ចាស · yes
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- Teទេ · no
- Te, khnhom min changទេ, ខ្ញុំមិនចង់។ · No, I don't want to.
- Baat / Chaahបាទ / ចាស · yes
- Baat, khnhom yol haeyបាទ, ខ្ញុំយល់ហើយ។ · Yes, I understand already.
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