Significado
Cleaning the floor.
Contexto cultural
Sweeping is considered a morning ritual to clear out bad energy from the previous night. Never sweep at night as it is believed to sweep away your money and luck. In villages, sweeping the 'ground' (បោសដី) around the house is just as important as the inside. A total house cleaning (including sweeping) is mandatory before the New Year starts to welcome the new Tevada.
Morning is best
If you want to sound like a local, mention that you sweep the house in the morning (ពេលព្រឹក).
Night Taboo
Avoid sweeping in front of elderly Cambodians at night; they might think you are sweeping away their luck!
Significado
Cleaning the floor.
Morning is best
If you want to sound like a local, mention that you sweep the house in the morning (ពេលព្រឹក).
Night Taboo
Avoid sweeping in front of elderly Cambodians at night; they might think you are sweeping away their luck!
Tool Vocabulary
Learn the word 'អំបោស' (Am-baos) for broom. It's the perfect companion to this phrase.
Guest Etiquette
If you visit someone and they are sweeping, it's polite to wait a moment so they can finish 'clearing the path' for you.
Ponte a prueba
Fill in the missing word for 'house'.
ខ្ញុំបោស___។
'ផ្ទះ' (Ptheah) means house. 'បោសផ្ទះ' is the full phrase.
Which verb means 'to sweep'?
___ផ្ទះ
'បោស' means sweep. 'ជូត' means mop, and 'លាង' means wash.
Complete the dialogue.
A: តើអ្នកកំពុងធ្វើអ្វី? B: ខ្ញុំកំពុង___។
The question asks 'What are you doing?'. 'បោសផ្ទះ' (sweeping the house) is a logical activity.
Match the phrase to the tool.
បោសផ្ទះ
You use an 'អំបោស' (broom) to 'បោសផ្ទះ' (sweep the house).
🎉 Puntuación: /4
Ayudas visuales
Cleaning Tools & Actions
Dry Cleaning
- • បោស (Sweep)
- • អំបោស (Broom)
- • សម្រាម (Trash)
Wet Cleaning
- • ជូត (Mop)
- • ទឹក (Water)
- • សាប៊ូ (Soap)
Banco de ejercicios
4 ejerciciosខ្ញុំបោស___។
'ផ្ទះ' (Ptheah) means house. 'បោសផ្ទះ' is the full phrase.
___ផ្ទះ
'បោស' means sweep. 'ជូត' means mop, and 'លាង' means wash.
A: តើអ្នកកំពុងធ្វើអ្វី? B: ខ្ញុំកំពុង___។
The question asks 'What are you doing?'. 'បោសផ្ទះ' (sweeping the house) is a logical activity.
បោសផ្ទះ
You use an 'អំបោស' (broom) to 'បោសផ្ទះ' (sweep the house).
🎉 Puntuación: /4
Preguntas frecuentes
12 preguntasYes, but you might specify 'បោសកម្រាល' (sweep the mat/rug).
It is neutral. It's fine for both casual and polite conversation.
'បោស' is for dry sweeping with a broom. 'ជូត' is for wet mopping or wiping.
Yes, though traditionally associated with women, anyone who cleans uses this phrase.
Say 'ខ្ញុំបោសផ្ទះរួចហើយ' (Khnhom baos ptheah ruoch haey).
In Cambodia, keeping the yard clear of leaves and dust is part of 'បោសផ្ទះ' (cleaning the home area).
Not really, but people might just say 'បោសៗ' (sweep-sweep) for a quick job.
Usually, for a vacuum, people say 'បូមធូលី' (pump dust), but 'បោសផ្ទះ' is sometimes used loosely.
Use 'បោសផ្លូវ' (Baos Phlov).
It depends on the tone. Use 'សូម' (please) to be polite: 'សូមជួយបោសផ្ទះ' (Please help sweep).
Yes, but it implies the floor of the house.
Usually dried grass or palm leaves, called 'អំបោសសរសៃអំបោះ' or 'អំបោសធ្នង់'.
Frases relacionadas
ជូតផ្ទះ
similarTo mop the house
បោសដី
synonymTo sweep the ground
រៀបចំផ្ទះ
builds onTo organize/tidy the house
បោសសម្អាត
specialized formTo sweep and clean
បោកខោអាវ
contrastTo wash clothes
បោសសម្រាម
specialized formTo sweep the trash