Signification
Place for education.
Contexte culturel
Students always take off their shoes before entering a classroom in a Salariean. This is a sign of respect and keeps the learning space clean. The school year starts in September. On the first day, students often bring flowers for their teachers. Many schools are named after the 'Wat' (Pagoda) they are located next to, showing the historical link between religion and education. Respect for teachers is paramount. Students often use the title 'Lok Krou' (Mr. Teacher) or 'Neak Krou' (Ms. Teacher) even outside of school.
Shorten it!
When speaking casually, just say 'Sala'. Everyone will understand you mean school.
University is different
Don't call a University a 'Salariean' in a formal setting; it sounds like you're talking about a primary school.
Signification
Place for education.
Shorten it!
When speaking casually, just say 'Sala'. Everyone will understand you mean school.
University is different
Don't call a University a 'Salariean' in a formal setting; it sounds like you're talking about a primary school.
Compound Logic
Notice how many Khmer words for buildings start with 'Sala'. It will help you learn other words like 'Salariean Krong' (City Hall).
Respect the space
Always mention the school with respect. It's a highly valued institution in Cambodia.
Teste-toi
Fill in the blank with the correct word for school.
កូនរបស់ខ្ញុំទៅ ___ រាល់ថ្ងៃ។
The sentence means 'My child goes to school every day.'
Which word means 'Private School'?
សាលារៀន...
ឯកជន (Ekachon) means private.
Match the Khmer word to its English meaning.
1. សាលារៀន, 2. គ្រូ, 3. សិស្ស
Basic school vocabulary matching.
Complete the dialogue.
A: តើអ្នកនៅឯណា? B: ខ្ញុំនៅ ___។
B is answering 'I am at school'.
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Types of Schools
Public
- • សាលារដ្ឋ
Private
- • សាលាឯកជន
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesកូនរបស់ខ្ញុំទៅ ___ រាល់ថ្ងៃ។
The sentence means 'My child goes to school every day.'
សាលារៀន...
ឯកជន (Ekachon) means private.
Associez chaque element a gauche avec son pair a droite :
Basic school vocabulary matching.
A: តើអ្នកនៅឯណា? B: ខ្ញុំនៅ ___។
B is answering 'I am at school'.
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
10 questionsSalariean is the full, formal word for school. Sala is the short form used in daily conversation.
Colloquially yes, but formally you should use 'Sakalvichealay'.
Khmer has no grammatical gender, so it is neutral.
Say 'Khnhom nov salariean' (ខ្ញុំនៅសាលារៀន).
Yes, it refers to the entire school campus.
Yes, it is a slight trill or tap, similar to the Spanish 'r'.
Because they are located on pagoda grounds, following ancient tradition.
Sala Roat (សាលារដ្ឋ).
Sala Ekachon (សាលាឯកជន).
In Khmer script, there are no spaces between words, so it is written as one unit: សាលារៀន.
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ថ្នាក់រៀន
specialized formClassroom
វិទ្យាល័យ
specialized formHigh School
សាកលវិទ្យាល័យ
specialized formUniversity
មេរៀន
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ការសិក្សា
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