Signification
At all times.
Contexte culturel
The word ជានិច្ច is a staple in Khmer 'Sorrow' songs. It often emphasizes the singer's eternal waiting or unchanging heart. Traditional codes of conduct use ជានិច្ច to instruct young people on virtues they should always possess, like 'honesty' or 'patience'. While ជានិច្ច means permanent, Buddhist monks often teach that nothing is 'Nicca' (permanent) except Nirvana, creating a linguistic irony in daily speech. In Cambodian business, saying you will 'always' do something is a high-stakes commitment. It is better to use it sparingly to maintain credibility.
The Closer Rule
When in doubt, put ជានិច្ច at the very end of your sentence. It's the safest and most natural spot.
Don't Double Up
Avoid saying 'តែងតែ...ជានិច្ច' in the same simple sentence. It's redundant for beginners.
Signification
At all times.
The Closer Rule
When in doubt, put ជានិច្ច at the very end of your sentence. It's the safest and most natural spot.
Don't Double Up
Avoid saying 'តែងតែ...ជានិច្ច' in the same simple sentence. It's redundant for beginners.
Romantic Weight
Be careful using ជានិច្ច with 'love' or 'miss' unless you mean it—it implies a very strong, permanent feeling.
Pali Roots
Remembering the root 'Nicca' (permanent) helps you distinguish it from 'Taeng-tae' (regularly).
Teste-toi
Complete the sentence with the correct word for 'always'.
ខ្ញុំញ៉ាំកាហ្វេ________។
ជានិច្ច means 'always' and fits at the end of the sentence to describe a habit.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Choose the correct placement of ជានិច្ច.
In Khmer, ជានិច្ច should come after the verb and object.
Fill in the response to make a promise.
A: តើអ្នកនឹងជួយខ្ញុំទេ? B: បាទ ខ្ញុំនឹងជួយអ្នក________។
To promise to help 'always', use ជានិច្ច.
Match the phrase to the situation.
Which phrase fits a romantic wedding vow?
This means 'I love you always', appropriate for a wedding.
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Always vs. Still
Frequency Words
100%
- • ជានិច្ច
- • តែងតែ
50%
- • ជួនកាល
- • ពេលខ្លះ
0%
- • មិនដែល
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesខ្ញុំញ៉ាំកាហ្វេ________។
ជានិច្ច means 'always' and fits at the end of the sentence to describe a habit.
Choose the correct placement of ជានិច្ច.
In Khmer, ជានិច្ច should come after the verb and object.
A: តើអ្នកនឹងជួយខ្ញុំទេ? B: បាទ ខ្ញុំនឹងជួយអ្នក________។
To promise to help 'always', use ជានិច្ច.
Which phrase fits a romantic wedding vow?
This means 'I love you always', appropriate for a wedding.
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
14 questionsNo, that is grammatically incorrect in Khmer. It should follow the verb or the object.
ជានិច្ច goes at the end of the sentence; តែងតែ goes before the verb. ជានិច្ច also feels slightly more 'permanent'.
It is neutral. You can use it with friends, but it's also perfectly fine in formal writing.
Yes, in contexts like 'I will love you always', it functions as 'forever'.
Use 'មិនមែន...ជានិច្ចទេ' (min-men... chea-nich te).
Yes, e.g., 'នៅទីនេះក្ដៅជានិច្ច' (It is always hot here).
Not really, but in slang, people might use 'រហូត' (ro-hoot) more often to exaggerate.
This is a poetic, formal expansion meaning 'always and forever'.
No, use 'នៅតែ' (now-tae) for 'still'.
It is a 'stop' sound. Your tongue goes to the 'ch' position but you don't release the air.
Yes, it's great for describing your consistent work habits.
Yes, very frequently to describe eternal truths.
It's not common. Use 'ជានិច្ចជាកាល' instead.
It is A1—one of the first 100 words you should learn.
Expressions liées
តែងតែ
synonymAlways / Regularly
រហូត
similarForever / Continuously
ជាកាល
specialized formTimelessly
ម្ដងម្កាល
contrastOccasionally
រាល់ថ្ងៃ
builds onEvery day
