Tricky grammar question
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Re: Tricky grammar question
If you wanted it translated to Khmer bar talk, "Reun charan, dung charang."
"Life is too important to take seriously."
"Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh."
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Re: Tricky grammar question
I want boxing youGeneral Mackevili wrote: ↑Thu Jan 24, 2019 6:22 pmIf you wanted it translated to Khmer bar talk, "Reun charan, dung charang."
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Re: Tricky grammar question
Helping your uncle Jack, off a horse
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Re: Tricky grammar question
Ah, the bars are where I use it the most, I guess.General Mackevili wrote: ↑Thu Jan 24, 2019 6:22 pmIf you wanted it translated to Khmer bar talk, "Reun charan, dung charang."
Pigeon Khmer, we should call it.
Good tip.
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Re: Tricky grammar question
Pidginbobsboots wrote:Ah, the bars are where I use it the most, I guess.General Mackevili wrote: ↑Thu Jan 24, 2019 6:22 pmIf you wanted it translated to Khmer bar talk, "Reun charan, dung charang."
Pigeon Khmer, we should call it.
Good tip.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pidgin
Pigeon Khmer is something completely different (សត្វព្រាប)
Re: Tricky grammar question
I have never heard Cambodians use a saying with an equivalent meaning.
Translated back into English this literally means: "learn a lot, know a lot."General Mackevili wrote: ↑Thu Jan 24, 2019 6:22 pm If you wanted it translated to Khmer bar talk, "Reun charan, dung charang."
They would be more likely to say:
រៀន ច្រើន ចេះ ច្រើន
reun jraan je jraan
which is the same as General Mackevili except for the third word.
dung means "know" (some information)
je means "know how to" (do something)
Translated back into English រៀន ច្រើន ចេះ ច្រើន means: "learn a lot, know how to do many things"
## I thought I knew all the answers, but they changed all the questions. ##
Re: Tricky grammar question
A common saying in Khmer is:
ចេះ មក ពី រៀន
មាន មក ពី រក
Which translated in English is:
To know how to comes from learning.
To have comes from earning.
I like to joke and have fun. I sometimes say:
ចេះ មក ពី រៀន
មិន ចេះ មក ពី ខ្ជិល រៀន
Which translated in English is:
To know how to comes from learning.
To not know how to comes from being too lazy to learn.
Most people have a good laugh, and tell me it is true.
A few people explain to me some people are to poor to study.
ចេះ មក ពី រៀន
មាន មក ពី រក
Which translated in English is:
To know how to comes from learning.
To have comes from earning.
I like to joke and have fun. I sometimes say:
ចេះ មក ពី រៀន
មិន ចេះ មក ពី ខ្ជិល រៀន
Which translated in English is:
To know how to comes from learning.
To not know how to comes from being too lazy to learn.
Most people have a good laugh, and tell me it is true.
A few people explain to me some people are to poor to study.
## I thought I knew all the answers, but they changed all the questions. ##
Re: Tricky grammar question
The more you learn, the easier it gets.
This is true when learning the Khmer language. When you get to the point where you can understand some of what they say, and you can say some things back, you are repeatedly being reminded of those words, so it is easy to remember them. It is easy to learn additional words, and participate in even more of the conversation.
This is true when learning the Khmer language. When you get to the point where you can understand some of what they say, and you can say some things back, you are repeatedly being reminded of those words, so it is easy to remember them. It is easy to learn additional words, and participate in even more of the conversation.
## I thought I knew all the answers, but they changed all the questions. ##
Re: Tricky grammar question
Well, thanks for that contribution.khmerhamster wrote: ↑Thu Jan 24, 2019 10:07 pmPidginbobsboots wrote:Ah, the bars are where I use it the most, I guess.General Mackevili wrote: ↑Thu Jan 24, 2019 6:22 pmIf you wanted it translated to Khmer bar talk, "Reun charan, dung charang."
Pigeon Khmer, we should call it.
Good tip.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pidgin
Pigeon Khmer is something completely different (សត្វព្រាប)
Why don't you look up the word 'pedantic ' on Wikipedia when you are there next.
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Re: Tricky grammar question
It’s ok, I know what that one means.bobsboots wrote:Well, thanks for that contribution.khmerhamster wrote: ↑Thu Jan 24, 2019 10:07 pmPidginbobsboots wrote:Ah, the bars are where I use it the most, I guess.General Mackevili wrote: ↑Thu Jan 24, 2019 6:22 pmIf you wanted it translated to Khmer bar talk, "Reun charan, dung charang."
Pigeon Khmer, we should call it.
Good tip.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pidgin
Pigeon Khmer is something completely different (សត្វព្រាប)
Why don't you look up the word 'pedantic ' on Wikipedia when you are there next.
It’s funny how we (myself included) are happy to be corrected in Khmer but if someone corrects our English we get irritated.
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