Basic Khmer

by Vathanak Sok

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This online interactive theme-based open textbook is for beginner learners of the Khmer language. This book aims to provide a practical introduction to speaking, listening, and reading. By the end of this course, students will be at the B1 level of the Common Framework for Language and at the low intermediate level on the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) proficiency scales.

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Publisher
Michigan State University
Subjects
Humanities, Languages
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0, as LibreTexts states it
Who can read
Tweens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Licensing
  7. Image Credits
  8. Foreword
  9. Preface
  10. Introduction
  11. Licensing
  12. Chapter 1: What is your name?
  13. 1.1: Learning Objectives
  14. 1.2: Informal Conversation
  15. 1.3: Formal Conversation
  16. 1.4: The First 16 Consonants
  17. 1.5: The Question Words for "What and Where"
  18. 1.6: Key Vocabulary and Useful Expressions
  19. Chapter 2: What is your job?
  20. 2.1: Learning Objectives
  21. 2.2: Review from Chapter I
  22. 2.3: Conversation- I am a teacher.
  23. 2.4: Subject Pronouns with Verb "To be" in Khmer
  24. 2.5: Negative Formers- ɔt...dtee" and "mən...dtee"
  25. 2.6: Conversation- Addressing People in Cambodia
  26. 2.7: Combination of Consonants and Combination of Consonants with Diacritic “់”
  27. 2.8: Tell us more about yourself.
  28. 2.9: Key Vocabulary and Useful Expressions
  29. Chapter 3: I have one sibling.
  30. 3.1: Learning Objectives
  31. 3.2: Review from Chapter II
  32. 3.3: Khmer Numbers 1-100
  33. 3.4: The First and Second Series of Consonants
  34. 3.5: Family Relationships
  35. 3.6: Conversation- How many siblings do you have?
  36. 3.7: Question Word- Bpon-maan “How many?”
  37. 3.8: Introduction to Khmer Vowels
  38. 3.9: Possessive Adjective and Apostrophe + "s" ('s)
  39. 3.10: Key Vocabulary and Useful Expressions
  40. Chapter 4: What time is it?
  41. 4.1: Learning Objectives
  42. 4.2: Review from Chapter III
  43. 4.3: What time is it in Phnom Penh?
  44. 4.4: The Abbreviations "a.m." and "p.m." in Khmer
  45. 4.5: Conversation- What time does your Khmer class start?
  46. 4.6: Vowel Symbols​- ា​​/ ាំ/ោ/ៅ
  47. 4.7: Conversation- What is your phone number?
  48. 4.8: Vowel Symbols- ី/​ ី/ ​ឹ/ ​ឺ
  49. 4.9: The Combination of Consonants and Vowels
  50. 4.10: Key vocabulary and useful expressions
  51. Chapter 5: I was born in 1985.
  52. 5.1: Learning Objectives
  53. 5.2: Review from Chapter IV
  54. 5.3: Time and Date
  55. 5.4: Do you know?
  56. 5.5: Vowel Symbols- ៀ/ ឿ/ េះ/ ោះ
  57. 5.6: Numbers 100–1,000,000
  58. 5.7: Vowel Symbols- ំ/ ​ុំ/ ះ/​ ុះ
  59. 5.8: Key Vocabulary and Useful Expressions
  60. Chapter 6: I went to Cambodia last year.
  61. 6.1: Learning Objectives
  62. 6.2: Review from Chapter V
  63. 6.3: Time Expressions
  64. 6.4: Conversation- I taught Khmer in the U.S.
  65. 6.5: The Demonstrative Adjective Nih "This"
  66. 6.6: Vowel Sounds with First and Second Series
  67. 6.7: Key Vocabulary and Useful Expressions
  68. Chapter 7: I want to be a teacher.
  69. 7.1: Learning Objectives
  70. 7.2: Review from Chapter VI
  71. 7.3: Conversation- I want to be a teacher too.
  72. 7.4: Sub-Consonants
  73. 7.5: Conversation- I do not like this job very much.
  74. 7.6: When I was a child. . .
  75. 7.7: "Used to" + Infinitive
  76. 7.8: Key Vocabulary and Useful Expressions
  77. Chapter 8: Can I meet him today?
  78. 8.1: Learning Objectives
  79. 8.2: Review from Chapter VII
  80. 8.3: Conversation- He is available this afternoon.
  81. 8.4: Conjunctions in Khmer- ហើយ “and” ប៉ុន្តែ “but” and អ៊ីចឹង “so”
  82. 8.5: Conversation- Can I speak to Mr. Saan?
  83. 8.6: The Diacritics ​​​“ ៊” and ​​“ ៉”
  84. 8.7: Making Appointments with a Government Official
  85. 8.8: Key Vocabulary and Useful Expressions
  86. Chapter 9: Appendix I- Translation of Conversations and Audio Scripts
  87. Back Matter
  88. Index
  89. Glossary
  90. Detailed Licensing
  91. Detailed Licensing