Khmer Lesson for Beginner: Sports

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Learn how to talk about sports, ask people what they play, describe your exercise routine, and invite friends to play sports.

1. 🗣️ Conversation: Talking About Sports

KhmerPronunciation中文English
តើអ្នកចូលចិត្តកីឡាអ្វី?Tae neak chol-chet keila avei?你喜欢什么运动?What sport do you like?
ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តបាល់ទាត់។Khnhom chol-chet bal-toat.我喜欢足球。I like football (soccer).
តើអ្នកលេងបាល់ទាត់ញឹកញាប់ទេ?Tae neak leng bal-toat nhik-nhoap te?你经常踢足球吗?Do you play football often?
បាទ/ចាស ខ្ញុំលេងរៀងរាល់ចុងសប្តាហ៍។Bat/chaas, khnhom leng rieng-ral chong-sap-da.是的,我每个周末都踢。Yes, I play every weekend.
តើអ្នកចូលចិត្តហែលទឹកទេ?Tae neak chol-chet hael tuk te?你喜欢游泳吗?Do you like swimming?
បាទ/ចាស ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តហែលទឹកណាស់។Bat/chaas, khnhom chol-chet hael tuk nas.是的,我非常喜欢游泳。Yes, I really like swimming.
តើយើងទៅលេងកីឡាជាមួយគ្នាទេ?Tae yeung tov leng keila chea-muoy knea te?我们一起去运动好吗?Shall we play sports together?
បាន! តើយើងទៅម៉ោងប៉ុន្មាន?Ban! Tae yeung tov maong pon-man?好啊!我们几点去?Sure! What time shall we go?

Note: បាទ (bat) is commonly used by male speakers for polite affirmation, while ចាស (chaas) is commonly used by female speakers.

2. ⚽ Sports Vocabulary

KhmerPronunciation中文English
កីឡាkeila运动sport
បាល់ទាត់bal-toat足球football / soccer
បាល់បោះbal-bos篮球basketball
បាល់ទះbal-teah排球volleyball
វាយសីveay sei羽毛球badminton
វាយកូនឃ្លីលើតុveay koun khli leu tok乒乓球table tennis
វាយកូនហ្គោលveay koun golf高尔夫球golf
ហែលទឹកhael tuk游泳swimming
រត់rot跑步running
ជិះកង់chih kang骑自行车cycling
ប្រដាល់pro-dal拳击 / 格斗boxing
តេក្វាន់ដូtae-kwan-do跆拳道taekwondo
យូហ្គាyu-ga瑜伽yoga
លើកទម្ងន់leuk tom-ngon举重weightlifting
ហាត់ប្រាណhat bra-an锻炼exercise
ដើរហាត់ប្រាណdae hat bra-an散步锻炼walking for exercise

3. 🏃 Exercise & Fitness Vocabulary

KhmerPronunciation中文English
ហាត់ប្រាណhat bra-an锻炼exercise
កន្លែងហាត់ប្រាណkon-laeng hat bra-an健身房gym
គ្រូបង្វឹកkruu bong-vuk教练coach
កីឡាករkeila-ka男运动员 / 运动员athlete / player
កីឡាការិនីkeila-ka-ri-ni女运动员female athlete
ស្បែកជើងកីឡាsbaek-cheung keila运动鞋sports shoes
សម្លៀកបំពាក់កីឡាsom-liak-bom-peak keila运动服sportswear
លំហាត់ប្រាណlom-hat bra-an健身练习exercise routine
កម្លាំងkom-lang力量strength
ល្បឿនlbœn速度speed
ការប្រកួតka pro-kuot比赛competition
ក្រុមkrom队伍team
ឈ្នះchhneah赢win
ចាញ់chanh输lose
សម្រាកsom-rok休息rest

4. 💬 Useful Sentences About Sports

Asking about preferences

តើអ្នកចូលចិត្តកីឡាអ្វី? Tae neak chol-chet keila avei? 你喜欢什么运动? → What sport do you like?

តើអ្នកចេះហែលទឹកទេ? Tae neak cheh hael tuk te? 你会游泳吗? → Can you swim?

តើអ្នកលេងកីឡាប៉ុន្មានដងក្នុងមួយសប្តាហ៍? Tae neak leng keila pon-man dong knong muoy sap-da? 你每周运动几次? → How many times a week do you play sports?

Talking about your routine

ខ្ញុំរត់រាល់ព្រឹក។ Khnhom rot roal preuk. 我每天早上跑步。 → I run every morning.

ខ្ញុំទៅហាត់ប្រាណបីដងក្នុងមួយសប្តាហ៍។ Khnhom tov hat bra-an bei dong knong muoy sap-da. 我每周去健身三次。 → I go to the gym three times a week.

ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តដើរហាត់ប្រាណ។ Khnhom chol-chet dae hat bra-an. 我喜欢散步锻炼。 → I like walking for exercise.

Inviting a friend

តើយើងទៅហាត់ប្រាណជាមួយគ្នាទេ? Tae yeung tov hat bra-an chea-muoy knea te? 我们一起去锻炼好吗? → Shall we exercise together?

ជួបគ្នានៅម៉ោងប្រាំល្ងាច។ Chuob knea nov maong pram l'ngiach. 我们晚上五点见。 → Let's meet at 5 p.m.

5. 🧠 Grammar: Talking About What You Can Do

Pattern A: ចេះ + verb = know how to / can

Use ចេះ (cheh) to talk about a learned skill.

- ខ្ញុំចេះហែលទឹក។ Khnhom cheh hael tuk. 我会游泳。 → I can swim.

- ខ្ញុំចេះលេងបាល់ទាត់។ Khnhom cheh leng bal-toat. 我会踢足球。 → I know how to play football.

- ខ្ញុំមិនចេះជិះកង់ទេ។ Khnhom min cheh chih kang te. 我不会骑自行车。 → I can't ride a bicycle.

Pattern B: ចូលចិត្ត + verb = like doing something

- ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តរត់។ Khnhom chol-chet rot. 我喜欢跑步。 → I like running.

- ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តលេងបាល់បោះ។ Khnhom chol-chet leng bal-bos. 我喜欢打篮球。 → I like playing basketball.

Pattern C: ប៉ុន្មានដង = how many times

  • មួយដង — muoy dong — 一次 — once
  • ពីរដង — pi dong — 两次 — twice
  • បីដង — bei dong — 三次 — three times

Example:

ខ្ញុំហាត់ប្រាណបីដងក្នុងមួយសប្តាហ៍។ Khnhom hat bra-an bei dong knong muoy sap-da. 我每周锻炼三次。 → I exercise three times a week.

6. 📚 Difficult Words to Remember

KhmerPronunciation中文English
ចំណង់ចំណូលចិត្តchom-nang chom-noul-chet爱好interest
ហាត់ប្រាណhat bra-an锻炼exercise
ការប្រកួតka pro-kuot比赛competition
គ្រូបង្វឹកkruu bong-vuk教练coach
ជាមួយគ្នាchea-muoy knea一起together
រៀងរាល់rieng-ral每逢 / 每一个every
ញឹកញាប់nhik-nhoap经常often
សម្រាកsom-rok休息rest

7. 🎯 Practice Challenge

Try answering these questions in Khmer.

1. Which sport do you like?រត់ — Runningហែលទឹក — Swimmingបាល់ទាត់ — Footballវាយសី — Badmintonយូហ្គា — Yoga

2. How often do you exercise?រាល់ថ្ងៃ — Every dayបីដងក្នុងមួយសប្តាហ៍ — Three times a weekម្តងម្កាល — Sometimes

3. Which skill can you do?ហែលទឹក — Swimជិះកង់ — Ride a bicycleលេងបាល់ទាត់ — Play footballមិនចេះហែលទឹក — Cannot swim

Practice my answers

Sentence to memorize:

ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តហាត់ប្រាណ ព្រោះវាល្អសម្រាប់សុខភាព។

Khnhom chol-chet hat bra-an pruoh vea la-or sam-rab sok-kheap.

中文:我喜欢锻炼,因为这对健康有好处。

English: I like exercising because it is good for my health.

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