How to say “to work” in Khmer · verb
Thveu ka
ធ្វើការ
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Word by word
- thveuធ្វើ · to do
- kaការ · work
When to use it
A common conversation question. ធ្វើ (thveu, "to do") + ការ (ka, "work"). ធ្វើ (thveu) alone means "to do/make."
Example
- Neak thveu ka ey?អ្នកធ្វើការអី? · What do you do for work?
Say these next
- ទៅ · to go
- អី · what
- មក · to come
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- Thveu kaធ្វើការ · to work
- Neak thveu ka ey?អ្នកធ្វើការអី? · What do you do for work?
- Teuvទៅ · to go
- Teuv na?ទៅណា? · Where are you going?
- Eyអី · what
- Nih chea ey?នេះជាអី? · What is this?
- Mookមក · to come
- Mok nih!មកនេះ! · Come here!
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