How to say “this” in Khmer · pronoun
Nih
នេះ
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When to use it
នេះ (nih) goes AFTER the noun in Khmer: "ទឹកនេះ (teuk nih)" (teuk nih) = "this water," not "nih teuk." The same word also means "here" depending on context.
Example
- Nih ey?នេះអី? · What is this?
Say these next
- នោះ · there
- ប៉ុន្មាន · how much
- ល្អ · good
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- Nihនេះ · this
- Nih ey?នេះអី? · What is this?
- Nuhនោះ · there
- Nov nuh!នៅនោះ! · Over there!
- Ponmaanប៉ុន្មាន · how much
- Nih thlai ponmaan?នេះថ្លៃប៉ុន្មាន? · How much is this?
- L'awល្អ · good
- Aahaa nih l'aw nah!អាហារនេះល្អណាស់! · This food is very good!
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