Signification
The movement of air.
Contexte culturel
The 'Cool Wind' (ខ្យល់រំភើយ) is a cultural symbol of the wedding season. Most weddings happen in the dry season when this wind blows. Wind is considered a 'humor' in the body. External 'khyol bok' is seen as healthy, but 'bad wind' entering the body causes illness. Wind is often personified as a messenger between lovers who are separated. Farmers rely on the wind to winnow rice (separating grain from chaff). This process is called 'បក់ស្រូវ' (bok srov).
The 'Cool' Factor
In Cambodia, 'cool' is always good. If you say 'Khyol bok tro-cheak' (The wind blows cool), people will agree with a smile.
The 'Bok' Trap
Don't use 'Bok' for blowing your nose! That is 'សំបោរ' (som-bao).
Signification
The movement of air.
The 'Cool' Factor
In Cambodia, 'cool' is always good. If you say 'Khyol bok tro-cheak' (The wind blows cool), people will agree with a smile.
The 'Bok' Trap
Don't use 'Bok' for blowing your nose! That is 'សំបោរ' (som-bao).
Adverb placement
Always put 'klang' (strong) or 'tro-cheak' (cool) AFTER 'bok'.
Teste-toi
Fill in the blank with the correct word for 'wind'.
ថ្ងៃនេះមាន_____បក់ត្រជាក់ណាស់។
'ខ្យល់' (khyol) means wind. The other options are water, fire, and earth.
Which sentence correctly describes a strong wind?
Select the correct sentence:
Subject (ខ្យល់) + Verb (បក់) + Adverb (ខ្លាំង) is the correct structure.
Match the phrase to the situation.
You are at the beach and feel a nice breeze. What do you say?
This means 'The wind blows cool and comfortable,' which fits the beach situation.
Complete the dialogue.
A: ហេតុអ្វីបានជាអ្នកបើកបង្អួច? B: ពីព្រោះខ្ញុំចង់ឱ្យមាន_____។
B says 'Because I want the wind to blow in.'
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Types of Khyol Bok
Good Wind
- • Bok tro-cheak (Cool)
- • Bok rovech-rovech (Gentle)
Bad Wind
- • Bok klang (Strong)
- • Bok baok (Violent)
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesថ្ងៃនេះមាន_____បក់ត្រជាក់ណាស់។
'ខ្យល់' (khyol) means wind. The other options are water, fire, and earth.
Select the correct sentence:
Subject (ខ្យល់) + Verb (បក់) + Adverb (ខ្លាំង) is the correct structure.
You are at the beach and feel a nice breeze. What do you say?
This means 'The wind blows cool and comfortable,' which fits the beach situation.
A: ហេតុអ្វីបានជាអ្នកបើកបង្អួច? B: ពីព្រោះខ្ញុំចង់ឱ្យមាន_____។
B says 'Because I want the wind to blow in.'
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
5 questionsYes, 'Bok Khyol' is often used as a verb phrase meaning 'to get some air' or 'to enjoy the breeze'.
You say 'អស់ខ្យល់' (os khyol) or 'ឈប់បក់' (chob bok).
Yes, 'khyol' means both 'air' and 'wind'. Context tells you which is which.
It is 'ខ្យល់កន្ត្រាក់' (khyol kontreak) or 'ខ្យល់ព្យុះ' (khyol pyuh).
It is neutral. It's used by everyone from farmers to news anchors.
Expressions liées
ខ្យល់កន្ត្រាក់
specialized formGusty/sudden wind
ខ្យល់រំភើយ
similarGentle, cool breeze
បក់ដៃ
builds onTo wave one's hand
មេឃស្រឡះ
contrastClear sky
ព្យុះ
specialized formStorm
