Asking and saying whether something is correct — Talking about basic mathematical operations


3 + 4 = 7 បីបូកបួនស្មើនឹងប្រាំពិល
3 – 5 = –2 បីដកប្រាំស្មើនឹងដកពីរ
5 – 3 = 2 ប្រាំដកបីស្មើពីរ ប្រាំដកបីសល់ពីរ
3 x 4 = 12 បីគុណនឹងបួនស្មើនឹងដប់ពីរ បីបួនដងស្មើនឹងដប់ពីរ
12 : 2 = 6 ដប់ពីរចែកនឹងពីរស្មើនឹងប្រាំមួយ
3^2 = 9 បីស្វ័យគុណពីរស្មើនឹងប្រាំបួន, specifically for squares: បីលើកជាការេ
¾ (as a fraction) បីភាគបួន បីលើបួន
0.75 សូន្យចុចចិតប្រាំ សូន្យក្បៀសចិតប្រាំ

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KhmerPronunciationEnglish/Notes
បី bəy three
បូក bouk 1. to add (numbers)
2. to add up, to mix together
3. sum, total
4. hump
5. to plaster, to smear
បួន buən four
ស្មើនឹង smaǝ nɨŋ the same as, idential to, equal to
ប្រាំពិល pram pɨl seven
Notes: colloquial
ដក dɑɑk 1. to pull out, to extract
2. to subtract {ប្រាំដកបីស្មើពីរ = 5 minus 3 equals 2}
3. minus {ដកពីរ = -2}
ប្រាំ pram five
ពីរ pii, pɨl two
ស្មើ smaə 1. to be equal, comparable, alike, the same
2. even, impartial
rɨɨ 1. or
2. phrase-final interrogative particle {មិនមែនឬ = Isn't it true?}
សល់ sɑl 1. to remain, be left over {នៅសល់ = to remain, be left over}
2. to be in excess
3. remainder, surplus
គុណ kun 1. merit, good deed, favor, kindness, virtue, something worthy of remembrance
2. to multiply, increase
3. class, stage
4. quality, value
5. aspect
6. progress
នឹង nɨŋ with, by (means of), (attached) to
ដប់ dɑp ten
ដង dɑɑŋ time, occurrence, occasion
ចែក caek to divide, share, distribute, allot, dispense, issue
ប្រាំមួយ pram muəy six
ស្វ័យ svay 1. to be autonomous
2. automatic
3. self-governing
4. occurs as a prefixed element in Indic words where it means self- or auto-
5. to the power of {បីស្វ័យគុណពីរស្មើនឹងប្រាំបួន = 3 to the power of 2 equals 9}
ប្រាំបួន pram buən nine
លើក lǝǝk 1. to lift, raise, elevate, boost, hoist {លើកដៃសំពះ = to raise the hands in a greeting or respectful gesture} {លើករបស់ = to lift something} {លើកទូរស័ព្ទ = to pick up the phone}
2. to erect, build, establish, create
3. to form
4. to levy/raise (e.g., troops)
5. to perform/celebrate (a ritual or ceremony)
6. to exalt
7. to rouse
8. to transport
9. to exhume, dig up
10. to postpone, adjourn, cancel
11. time, occasion, instance, session {លើកមុន = last time}
12. except, unless
ជា cie 1. to be (equal to), to be as
2. to be well, in good health, recovered
3. to be effective (of medicines)
ការេ kaaree square (as in to the power of 2, square root etc.)
Notes: see also ការ៉េ
ភាគ pʰiek 1. part, portion, share
2. section, division
3. (abbreviated form of ភូមិភាគ) region
4. used between the numerator and denominator of a fraction {មួយភាគបី = one third}
5. success, victory, prosperity, well-being
6. glory
7. to be powerful, successful, have authority
លើ ləə 1. up, on, over, above
2. to be on, over, above, located on top
3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against
សូន្យ soun 1. zero
2. empty space, vacuum, void, nothing
3. to be empty, blank, void
4. absent
5. useless, valueless
ចុច coc 1. to press (with the fingertip or the tip of a stick, as a button)
2. to poke
3. to point
4. to indicate, pick out, select
5. [colloquial] to dip
ចិត cət 1. to pare, peel
2. to cut into pieces, slice
3. to sharpen (e.g., a pencil)
ក្បៀស kbiəh 1. to make a sketch
2. the diacritical symbol ( ៉ ) which converts ង , ញ , ន , ប, ម, រ, ល and វ from ŋɔɔ, ɲɔɔ, nɔɔ etc. into ŋɑɑ, ɲɑɑ, nɑɑ etc.
3. comma
4. to rake, scrape off, wipe off