Significado
The act of smoking cigarettes.
Contexto cultural
Smoking is often seen as a social lubricant among older men. It's common to see men smoking while playing chess or drinking palm wine (Teuk Thnot). While not strictly forbidden by the five precepts, smoking is increasingly discouraged for monks. Many pagodas are now designated as 'Smoke-Free Zones'. Among the younger generation in Phnom Penh, smoking cigarettes is becoming less 'cool' compared to vaping or not smoking at all, due to Western health influences. In the countryside, some elderly people still smoke 'Thnâm Chôl' (tobacco rolled in dried leaves), which is much stronger than commercial cigarettes.
Polite Declining
If someone offers you a cigarette, simply say 'អត់ទេ អរគុណ' (Ot tay, orkun) - No, thank you.
Signage
Look for the red circle with a slash over a cigarette; the text will always be 'ហាមជក់បារី'.
Significado
The act of smoking cigarettes.
Polite Declining
If someone offers you a cigarette, simply say 'អត់ទេ អរគុណ' (Ot tay, orkun) - No, thank you.
Signage
Look for the red circle with a slash over a cigarette; the text will always be 'ហាមជក់បារី'.
Verb Logic
Remember that 'Chuk' is used for anything you inhale/suck, including traditional pipes or even incense in some poetic contexts.
Gender Norms
Be aware that it is socially less acceptable for women to smoke in public in Cambodia than for men.
Ponte a prueba
Fill in the missing word for 'cigarette'.
ខ្ញុំមិនជក់___ទេ។
បារី (Barey) means cigarette. The other options are rice, water, and book.
Which sentence means 'He is smoking'?
Choose the correct Khmer sentence:
ជក់ (Chuk) is the correct verb for smoking. ផឹក (drink), ញ៉ាំ (eat), and មើល (look) are incorrect.
Match the Khmer phrase to its English meaning.
Match the following:
These are the three most common forms of the phrase.
Complete the dialogue.
A: តើអ្នកជក់បារីទេ? B: ទេ ខ្ញុំ___ជក់បារី___។
The 'មិន...ទេ' structure is used for negation.
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4 ejerciciosខ្ញុំមិនជក់___ទេ។
បារី (Barey) means cigarette. The other options are rice, water, and book.
Choose the correct Khmer sentence:
ជក់ (Chuk) is the correct verb for smoking. ផឹក (drink), ញ៉ាំ (eat), and មើល (look) are incorrect.
Empareja cada elemento de la izquierda con su par de la derecha:
These are the three most common forms of the phrase.
A: តើអ្នកជក់បារីទេ? B: ទេ ខ្ញុំ___ជក់បារី___។
The 'មិន...ទេ' structure is used for negation.
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Preguntas frecuentes
10 preguntasYes, it is a neutral, standard term. However, using 'ពិសាបារី' (pisa barey) is more formal/polite.
Yes, people say 'ជក់បារីអេឡិចត្រូនិក' (smoking e-cigarettes).
You say 'ហាមជក់បារី' (Ham Chuk Barey).
The noun for smoke is 'ផ្សែង' (Phsaeng).
Yes, especially among men in rural areas, but it's decreasing in cities.
You can say 'ខ្ញុំកំពុងព្យាយាមឈប់ជក់បារី' (Khnhom kompung pyayam chob chuk barey).
Yes, it can mean 'to absorb' or 'to be fascinated' (ជក់ចិត្ត).
It is 'បារីមួយកញ្ចប់' (Barey mouy kanchob).
Generally no, it is considered disrespectful. Look for signs.
You say 'អ្នកជក់បារីខ្លាំង' (Neak chuk barey khlang).
Frases relacionadas
ឈប់ជក់បារី
contrastTo stop smoking
បារីអេឡិចត្រូនិក
specialized formE-cigarette / Vape
កញ្ចប់បារី
builds onA pack of cigarettes
កន្ទុយបារី
builds onCigarette butt
