Signification
Working in a plantation or garden.
Contexte culturel
The 'Chamkar' is often seen as a place of abundance. Unlike rice, which is harvested once or twice a year, a 'chamkar' can provide fruit and vegetables year-round. For groups like the Bunong, 'ធ្វើចម្ការ' involves rotational farming, which is central to their spiritual and social life. There is a growing trend of 'Gentleman Farming' where wealthy city people buy land to 'thveu chamkar' as a status symbol and escape from pollution. In many classic novels, the 'neak chamkar' is the protagonist who represents the purity of the Khmer soul against the corruption of the city.
Be Specific
To sound like a native, always add the crop name after the phrase, e.g., 'thveu chamkar-svay' (mango farming).
The Rice Rule
Never use this for rice. It's the most common beginner mistake in Cambodia.
Signification
Working in a plantation or garden.
Be Specific
To sound like a native, always add the crop name after the phrase, e.g., 'thveu chamkar-svay' (mango farming).
The Rice Rule
Never use this for rice. It's the most common beginner mistake in Cambodia.
Respect the Labor
When talking to a farmer, using this phrase shows you recognize their hard work and specific skill set.
Teste-toi
Choose the correct phrase for someone growing mangoes.
ពូសីហាដាំដើមស្វាយច្រើនណាស់។ គាត់...
Mangoes are grown in a 'chamkar', not a rice field ('srae').
Fill in the missing word.
ម៉ាក់របស់ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្ត___បន្លែនៅក្រោយផ្ទះ។
Vegetables (បន្លែ) are grown in a garden/plantation (ចម្ការ).
Match the activity to the phrase.
Growing Rubber Trees (កៅស៊ូ)
Industrial crops like rubber are always 'chamkar'.
Complete the dialogue.
A: តើអ្នកចង់ធ្វើអ្វីនៅខេត្តមណ្ឌលគិរី? B: ខ្ញុំចង់ទៅ...
Mondulkiri is famous for coffee plantations (ចម្ការកាហ្វេ).
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
What counts as 'ធ្វើចម្ការ'?
Crops
- • Mangoes
- • Bananas
- • Corn
- • Rubber
Tools
- • Hoe
- • Tractor
- • Water pump
Chamkar vs. Srae
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesពូសីហាដាំដើមស្វាយច្រើនណាស់។ គាត់...
Mangoes are grown in a 'chamkar', not a rice field ('srae').
ម៉ាក់របស់ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្ត___បន្លែនៅក្រោយផ្ទះ។
Vegetables (បន្លែ) are grown in a garden/plantation (ចម្ការ).
Growing Rubber Trees (កៅស៊ូ)
Industrial crops like rubber are always 'chamkar'.
A: តើអ្នកចង់ធ្វើអ្វីនៅខេត្តមណ្ឌលគិរី? B: ខ្ញុំចង់ទៅ...
Mondulkiri is famous for coffee plantations (ចម្ការកាហ្វេ).
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
14 questionsYes, but 'ដាំផ្កា' (planting flowers) or 'ថែសួន' (gardening) is more common if it's just for beauty.
It's neutral. You can use it with a king or a kid, but in a scientific paper, you'd use 'កសិកម្ម'.
'Chamkar' is for production (food/money). 'Suon' is for beauty (parks/ornamental gardens).
You say 'ខ្ញុំមានចម្ការ' (I have a plantation).
Mostly, but urbanites use it for their backyard vegetable plots too.
No, use 'ចិញ្ចឹមមាន់' (raising chickens).
Battambang and Kampong Cham are famous for their fertile 'chamkar' land.
It's written 'ធ្វើ' and pronounced 'thveu'. The 'r' sound is not present in standard Khmer.
No, a forest is 'prey'. A 'chamkar' is managed land.
Usually, yes, though it can also mean owning/managing the farm.
ធ្វើចម្ការបែបធម្មជាតិ (thveu chamkar baeb thomacheat).
It's a verb phrase (to farm), but can be a noun with 'kar' (farming).
It's a rubber plantation.
Yes, 'ធ្វើចម្ការទំពាំងបាយជូរ'.
Expressions liées
ធ្វើស្រែ
contrastTo do rice farming
ដាំដំណាំ
similarTo plant crops
អ្នកចម្ការ
specialized formA plantation farmer
កសិកម្ម
specialized formAgriculture
ថែសួន
similarGardening
