Signification
Traveling by watercraft.
Contexte culturel
The boat is a symbol of survival. During the annual floods, 'ជិះទូក' is not a choice but a necessity for millions of rural Cambodians. In communities like Chong Kneas, everything is done via 'ជិះទូក'—even mobile grocery stores move by boat to reach customers. The 'Chaktomuk' (Four Faces) river junction is the most popular place for 'ជិះទូកកម្សាន្ត' (leisure boat riding) in the capital. While the festival focuses on racing, the 'Ak Ambok' and 'Sampeah Preah Khae' ceremonies involve people 'ជិះទូក' to place floating lanterns in the water.
Add 'លេង' for fun
Always add 'លេង' (leng) after 'ជិះទូក' if you are doing it for pleasure. 'ជិះទូកលេង' sounds much more natural for tourists.
Watch the 'T'
Make sure your 'T' in 'Touk' isn't too breathy. It should be a clean, sharp sound.
Signification
Traveling by watercraft.
Add 'លេង' for fun
Always add 'លេង' (leng) after 'ជិះទូក' if you are doing it for pleasure. 'ជិះទូកលេង' sounds much more natural for tourists.
Watch the 'T'
Make sure your 'T' in 'Touk' isn't too breathy. It should be a clean, sharp sound.
Address the driver
When asking to ride, address the driver as 'បង' (Bong - older brother) to be polite.
Use with 'ឆ្លង'
Combine with 'ឆ្លង' (chlong - to cross) to say 'ជិះទូកឆ្លងទន្លេ' (ride a boat across the river).
Teste-toi
Fill in the missing verb for 'riding a boat'.
ខ្ញុំ____ទូកទៅសៀមរាប។
'ជិះ' (chis) is the correct verb for riding a vehicle or boat.
Which sentence means 'I want to ride a boat'?
Select the correct Khmer translation:
'ឡាន' is car, 'អុំ' is row, and 'ទិញ' is buy. 'ជិះទូក' is ride boat.
Match the Khmer words to their English meanings.
Match the following:
These are the core components of the phrase and its context.
Complete the dialogue between a tourist and a boatman.
Tourist: សួស្តី! ខ្ញុំចង់____ទូក។ Boatman: បាទ! អញ្ជើញឡើង។
The tourist wants to 'ride' (ជិះ) the boat.
Match the phrase to the correct situation.
When would you say 'ជិះទូកលេង'?
'លេង' (leng) added to 'ជិះទូក' indicates a leisure activity.
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Aides visuelles
ជិះ (Chis) vs អុំ (Om)
Banque d exercices
5 exercicesខ្ញុំ____ទូកទៅសៀមរាប។
'ជិះ' (chis) is the correct verb for riding a vehicle or boat.
Select the correct Khmer translation:
'ឡាន' is car, 'អុំ' is row, and 'ទិញ' is buy. 'ជិះទូក' is ride boat.
Associez chaque element a gauche avec son pair a droite :
These are the core components of the phrase and its context.
Tourist: សួស្តី! ខ្ញុំចង់____ទូក។ Boatman: បាទ! អញ្ជើញឡើង។
The tourist wants to 'ride' (ជិះ) the boat.
When would you say 'ជិះទូកលេង'?
'លេង' (leng) added to 'ជិះទូក' indicates a leisure activity.
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Questions fréquentes
10 questionsTechnically yes, but 'អុំកាយ៉ាក់' (Om Kayak) is more common because kayaking involves rowing.
It is neutral. It's fine for both casual talk and news reports, though formal writing might use 'ការធ្វើដំណើរតាមផ្លូវទឹក'.
You say 'ខ្ញុំពុលរលក' (Khnom pol ro-lok - I am wave-poisoned/sick).
ទូក (Touk) is a general word for boat (often traditional/wooden). កាណូត (Kanout) specifically means a motorboat.
No, in Khmer you 'ride boat' directly. No 'on' or 'in' is needed.
Yes, but only for very large ships or naval vessels. For 90% of boats in Cambodia, use 'ទូក'.
Say 'ជិះទូកម្នាក់ប៉ុន្មាន?' (Chis touk mnak pon-man? - How much per person to ride the boat?)
Generally yes, but always check for 'អាវពោង' (life jackets) before starting.
Between 5:00 PM and 6:30 PM for the sunset.
Yes! 'ជិះយន្តហោះ' (Chis yont-hos) means to ride a plane.
Expressions liées
ជិះកង់
similarTo ride a bicycle
អុំទូក
specialized formTo row a boat
បណ្តែតទូក
similarTo float a boat
ទូកង
specialized formRacing boat
សំបុត្រទូក
builds onBoat ticket
