5.3: Time and Date

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    Days of the Week

    Table 1 shows the seven days of the week in Cambodian. Each day is preceded by the word T’ngai “day”.

    The word “Aa-dtet” and “Sap-bpaa-daa” mean “week” and are used interchangeably; for example, Muay aa-dtet/muay sap-bpaa-daa “one week”.

    Use Table 1 and the audio below to learn how to pronounce the days of the week.

    Query \(\PageIndex{1}\)

    Table 1
    Transliteration Khmer English
    T’ngai jan ថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ Monday
    T’ngai ɔng-kia ថ្ងៃអង្គារ Tuesday
    T’ngai bput ថ្ងៃពុធ Wednesday
    T’ngai bprɔɔ-hoah ថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍ Thursday
    T’ngai sok ថ្ងៃសុក្រ Friday
    T’ngai sau ថ្ងៃសៅរ៍ Saturday
    T’ngai aa-dtet ថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ Sunday

    Test Yourself:

    Put day of the week in the correct order.

    Query \(\PageIndex{2}\)

    What day is today?

    The days of the week are expressed by the pattern: T’ngai-nih (today)+ jia (is)+ t’ngai ey? “what day is today?”. To answer the question, the same pattern is used: T’ngai-nih (today)+ jia (is)+ t’ngai following by the days of the week.

    Examples:

    Q: T’ngai-nih jia t’ngai ey? “What day is today?”

    A: T’ngai-nih jia t’ngai sok. “Today is Friday.”

    The Months of the Year

    For beginners, the simplest way to say the month is to use the word Khae “month”+ dtii+ number. Like the days of the week, each month is preceded by the word lang=”km-fonipa” Khae “month”.

    Examples:

    • Khae dtii muay “first month”
    • Khae dtii buan “fourth month”
    • Khae dtii dɔp bpii “twelfth month”

    Use Table 2 and the audio below to learn how to pronounce the months of the year.

    Query \(\PageIndex{3}\)

    Table 2
    Transliteration Khmer English
    meak-kaa-raa មករា January
    kom-pheak កុម្ភៈ February
    mi-naa មិនា March
    mee-saa មេសា April
    u-sa-phia ឧសភា May
    mi-tho-naa មិថុនា June
    kak-kaa-daa កក្កដា July
    sey-haa សីហា August
    kanh-nhaa កញ្ញា September
    dto-laa តុលា October
    vic-che-kaa វិច្ឆិកា November
    thnuu ធ្នូ December

    Test Yourself:

    Listen and write the English translations for the months of the year in Khmer.

    Query \(\PageIndex{4}\)

    Time of the Day

    To tell the time, the word ពេល “bpeel” is placed in front of the time of the day.

    Table 3
    Transliteration Khmer English
    bpeel bprək ពេលព្រឹក in the morning
    bpeel t’ngai dtrɔng ពេលថ្ងៃត្រង់ at noon
    bpeel roo-sial ពេលរសៀល in early afternoon
    bpeel l’ngiach ពេលល្ងាច in the evening
    bpeel yub ពេលយប់ at night
    bpeel aa-dtriat ពេលអាធ្រាត្រ midnight

    Test Yourself:

    Put the times of day in sequential order.

    Query \(\PageIndex{5}\)

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