المعنى
High speed.
خلفية ثقافية
In Phnom Penh, 'លឿន' is often a relative term. Motorbikes weave through traffic 'លឿនៗ', and the word is used as a warning to pedestrians. During traditional games like 'Chhoung' or 'Teanh Prot' (Tug of War), spectators shout 'លឿនៗ' to encourage their team to move faster. While 'Rubber Time' exists, in modern Khmer business, being 'រហ័សរហួន' (quick and nimble) is highly praised as a sign of competence. Contrastingly, in Apsara dance, 'speed' is avoided. A dancer who moves too 'លឿន' is considered to lack the 'soul' of the art.
The Double Loeun
Always double the word (លឿនៗ) when you want to sound like a local urging someone to hurry. A single 'loeun' sounds like a clinical description.
Don't be rude
Telling an elder 'លឿនៗ' can be seen as impatient. Use 'សូមរហ័សបន្តិច' (Please be a bit quick) instead.
المعنى
High speed.
The Double Loeun
Always double the word (លឿនៗ) when you want to sound like a local urging someone to hurry. A single 'loeun' sounds like a clinical description.
Don't be rude
Telling an elder 'លឿនៗ' can be seen as impatient. Use 'សូមរហ័សបន្តិច' (Please be a bit quick) instead.
Internet Slang
On social media, people use 'ln ln' as a shorthand for 'loeun loeun'.
اختبر نفسك
Choose the correct word to describe a fast car.
ឡាននេះ____ណាស់។
'លឿន' means fast, which fits the context of a high-speed car.
Fill in the blank to tell someone to hurry up.
____ឡើង! យើងយឺតហើយ។
Reduplicating 'លឿន' creates the command 'Hurry up!'.
Match the phrase to the situation.
You want to say the internet is fast.
'Internet loeun' is the standard way to describe high-speed web access.
Complete the dialogue.
A: តើគាត់រត់លឿនទេ? B: បាទ គាត់រត់____ជាងគេ។
In this context, 'លឿន' or 'លឿនជាងគេ' (fastest) works, but 'លឿន' is the simplest correct answer.
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وسائل تعلم بصرية
Loeun vs. Chhab
Common Things that are 'Loeun'
Transport
- • ឡាន (Car)
- • យន្តហោះ (Plane)
- • ម៉ូតូ (Motorbike)
Tech
- • អ៊ីនធឺណិត (Internet)
- • កុំព្យូទ័រ (Computer)
بنك التمارين
4 تمارينឡាននេះ____ណាស់។
'លឿន' means fast, which fits the context of a high-speed car.
____ឡើង! យើងយឺតហើយ។
Reduplicating 'លឿន' creates the command 'Hurry up!'.
You want to say the internet is fast.
'Internet loeun' is the standard way to describe high-speed web access.
A: តើគាត់រត់លឿនទេ? B: បាទ គាត់រត់____ជាងគេ។
In this context, 'លឿន' or 'លឿនជាងគេ' (fastest) works, but 'លឿន' is the simplest correct answer.
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الأسئلة الشائعة
10 أسئلةYes, but it usually refers to their physical speed (running) or how fast they work. To call someone 'smart/quick-witted', you say 'khour kbal loeun'.
It is neutral. It's fine for both a king and a commoner, though 'ro-hah' is more 'polished' in writing.
Use 'លឿនជាងគេ' (loeun jeang ke), which literally means 'faster than them'.
The opposite is 'យឺត' (yuet), meaning slow.
Only to describe how fast the food was served, not the food itself.
No, for 'early' use 'pro-lum' (morning) or 'mun' (before).
ល + ឿ + ន (L + oeu + n).
Yes, 'លឿនស្លេវ' (loeun slev) means 'lightning fast'.
Yes, 'ភ្លេងលឿន' (pleng loeun) means fast-tempo music.
Constantly. It's the primary word for racing and athletics.
عبارات ذات صلة
រហ័ស
synonymQuick/Prompt
យឺត
contrastSlow
ឆាប់
similarSoon/Early
ល្បឿន
builds onSpeed (Noun)
ស្ទុះ
specialized formTo dash/bolt
