Khmer Language Questions (Learning and Speaking Cambodian)

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Re: Khmer Language Questions (Learning and Speaking Cambodian)

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Jamie_Lambo wrote: Fri Aug 05, 2016 5:28 am when speaking of countries,
which is the more correct form to use
ស្រុក - Srok
ប្រទេស - Brotes/Broteh
Srok means- countryside, village, in some context somewhere but outside Phnom Penh. Example: Oun tanah? Khnom Tah srok.
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mici.bong wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2017 1:58 am
Jamie_Lambo wrote: Fri Aug 05, 2016 5:28 am when speaking of countries,
which is the more correct form to use
ស្រុក - Srok
ប្រទេស - Brotes/Broteh
Srok means- countryside, village, in some context somewhere but outside Phnom Penh. Example: Oun tanah? Khnom Tah srok.
i'm quite aware of what Srok means mate
there are many different words to describe what you put, and those words can also describe many things
Phum ភូមិ is usually the most common to describe "village"
Srok/Brotes ស្រុក/ប្រទេស is usually the most common to describe "country"

my question was more aimed at which is more appropriate in formal/informal settings,
and please if you give an example write it in Khmer so i can actually read it lol :thumb:
ill give you an Example:
ស្រុកខ្មែរ - Srok Khmae = Cambodia

Srok Khmae Kur Jia Srok Kamnaet Robos Khnom - Cambodia is my country of birth/birthplace
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Ber Nov Srok Khmae, Som Srolanh Khmae - If/when in Cambodia, please love the Khmer
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Jamie_Lambo wrote: Fri Aug 05, 2016 5:28 am when speaking of countries,
which is the more correct form to use
ស្រុក - Srok
ប្រទេស - Brotes/Broteh

i believe they are interchangeable going off my notes from school, just wondering if there is more to it than that? if used in different contexts or whatever...
To my experience, ប្រទេស is the more formal, correct form of the word. ស្រុក is similar to "land" or "area", and often has a warmer connotation, and is not necessarily used for countries. For example, you will often here Khmers telling others where they come from like this: "ស្រុកខ្ញុំ__(insert province)__", suggesting the term is being used here similarly to "homeland". ប្រទេស on the other hand, definitively means "country".
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I hear ស្រុកខ្មែរ - Srok Khmer all the time, but never used for other countries (Srok Thai, Srok 'other countries', etc.).
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Username Taken wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2017 8:42 am I hear ស្រុកខ្មែរ - Srok Khmer all the time, but never used for other countries (Srok Thai, Srok 'other countries', etc.).
I definitely hear ស្រុកថៃ quite a lot, perhaps because I spend quite a bit of time near the border. But yes, never for other countries. Another reason why I say that ស្រុក is more colloquial.
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siliconlife wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2017 10:32 am
Username Taken wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2017 8:42 am I hear ស្រុកខ្មែរ - Srok Khmer all the time, but never used for other countries (Srok Thai, Srok 'other countries', etc.).
I definitely hear ស្រុកថៃ quite a lot, perhaps because I spend quite a bit of time near the border. But yes, never for other countries. Another reason why I say that ស្រុក is more colloquial.
yeah that what my original question was wanting to cause a discussion about, as i was under the impression that Srok was more informal and Brotes was more formal, and wanted to hear others opinions/experiences

here is some clips from when i was studying Khmer at school that explains...

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Is this thread still open ?
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Lok Kru Jamie will reply to your question :bow:
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bobsboots wrote: Thu Jun 28, 2018 3:21 pm Is this thread still open ?
K'nyom mien somnore.....
sure, what you want to know? :)
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