Tricky grammar question

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I've been searching through everything I have, but I can't find an answer.
In English, it is common to use two comparatives in one statement such as " The harder you study, the easier it gets." or even just by using 'more' as in " The more you study, the more you learn.
Does anyone know the Khmer version of this, if one exists ?
Could you please post the answer in Khmer script as it's the only way to really know the pronunciation.
Thanks
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bobsboots wrote: Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:14 pm I've been searching through everything I have, but I can't find an answer.
In English, it is common to use two comparatives in one statement such as " The harder you study, the easier it gets." or even just by using 'more' as in " The more you study, the more you learn.
Does anyone know the Khmer version of this, if one exists ?
Could you please post the answer in Khmer script as it's the only way to really know the pronunciation.
Thanks
If you need it in Khmer script, why don't you use Google translate? For simple constructions like this is more or less flawless.

For instance try: "the more the merrier" and Google comes up with the correct Khmer construct in both Khmer and Latin script.

កាន់តែ​ច្រើន​ កាន់តែ​រីករាយ (space just to clarify construct)
kante​ chraen​ kante​ rikreay
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Kammekor wrote: Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:26 pm
bobsboots wrote: Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:14 pm I've been searching through everything I have, but I can't find an answer.
In English, it is common to use two comparatives in one statement such as " The harder you study, the easier it gets." or even just by using 'more' as in " The more you study, the more you learn.
Does anyone know the Khmer version of this, if one exists ?
Could you please post the answer in Khmer script as it's the only way to really know the pronunciation.
Thanks
If you need it in Khmer script, why don't you use Google translate? For simple constructions like this is more or less flawless.

For instance try: "the more the merrier" and Google comes up with the correct Khmer construct in both Khmer and Latin script.
Always heard that Google Translate couldn't be relied on, but I'll give it a go.
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Kammekor wrote: Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:26 pm
bobsboots wrote: Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:14 pm I've been searching through everything I have, but I can't find an answer.
In English, it is common to use two comparatives in one statement such as " The harder you study, the easier it gets." or even just by using 'more' as in " The more you study, the more you learn.
Does anyone know the Khmer version of this, if one exists ?
Could you please post the answer in Khmer script as it's the only way to really know the pronunciation.
Thanks
If you need it in Khmer script, why don't you use Google translate? For simple constructions like this is more or less flawless.

For instance try: "the more the merrier" and Google comes up with the correct Khmer construct in both Khmer and Latin script.

កាន់តែ​ច្រើន​ កាន់តែ​រីករាយ (space just to clarify construct)
kante​ chraen​ kante​ rikreay
កាន់តែ is the thing I was looking for. Cheers.
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bobsboots wrote: Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:37 pm
Kammekor wrote: Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:26 pm
bobsboots wrote: Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:14 pm I've been searching through everything I have, but I can't find an answer.
In English, it is common to use two comparatives in one statement such as " The harder you study, the easier it gets." or even just by using 'more' as in " The more you study, the more you learn.
Does anyone know the Khmer version of this, if one exists ?
Could you please post the answer in Khmer script as it's the only way to really know the pronunciation.
Thanks
If you need it in Khmer script, why don't you use Google translate? For simple constructions like this is more or less flawless.

For instance try: "the more the merrier" and Google comes up with the correct Khmer construct in both Khmer and Latin script.
Always heard that Google Translate couldn't be relied on, but I'll give it a go.
True in a way, but for words and simple constructions it's usually fine.
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bobsboots wrote: Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:39 pm
Kammekor wrote: Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:26 pm
bobsboots wrote: Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:14 pm I've been searching through everything I have, but I can't find an answer.
In English, it is common to use two comparatives in one statement such as " The harder you study, the easier it gets." or even just by using 'more' as in " The more you study, the more you learn.
Does anyone know the Khmer version of this, if one exists ?
Could you please post the answer in Khmer script as it's the only way to really know the pronunciation.
Thanks
If you need it in Khmer script, why don't you use Google translate? For simple constructions like this is more or less flawless.

For instance try: "the more the merrier" and Google comes up with the correct Khmer construct in both Khmer and Latin script.

កាន់តែ​ច្រើន​ កាន់តែ​រីករាយ (space just to clarify construct)
kante​ chraen​ kante​ rikreay
កាន់តែ is the thing I was looking for. Cheers.
Yes, that's the one.
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តើស្រាបៀរថោកបំផុតរបស់អ្នកប៉ុន្មាន
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Jamie is more reliable than google translate :beer3:
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lipservice wrote: Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:46 pm តើស្រាបៀរថោកបំផុតរបស់អ្នកប៉ុន្មាន
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Kayve wrote: Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:59 pm Jamie is more reliable than google translate :beer3:
Was thinking the same.
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