លេខ 30 सेकंड में
- Khmer word for 'number' or 'digit'.
- Used for identification (phone, house, size).
- Indicates ranking (e.g., 1st place in class).
- Essential for daily transactions and technology.
The Khmer word លេខ (pronounced 'lek') is the foundational term for 'number' or 'digit'. In its most basic sense, it refers to the symbols used in mathematics and counting (0-9). However, in Cambodian culture, its utility extends far beyond simple arithmetic. You will encounter this word the moment you arrive in Cambodia—whether you are exchanging phone numbers, looking for a house address, or checking your seat number on a bus. It is an essential A1-level noun that acts as the building block for all quantitative communication.
- Daily Identification
- លេខ is used for phone numbers (លេខទូរស័ព្ទ), house numbers (លេខផ្ទះ), and car license plates (ស្លាកលេខ). It identifies specific items within a series.
តើអ្នកមាន លេខ ទូរស័ព្ទរបស់គាត់ទេ? (Do you have his phone number?)
- Academic Ranking
- In the Cambodian school system, being 'number one' (លេខមួយ) doesn't just mean the digit 1; it means being the top-ranked student in the class. This usage of លេខ to denote rank or grade is pervasive in social discussions about success.
Furthermore, the word is deeply tied to the Khmer script's own numerical system. While Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3) are widely used in modern Cambodia, the traditional Khmer numerals (១, ២, ៣) are still found on official documents, currency (Riel), and historical monuments. Using the word លេខ correctly requires understanding that it can represent both the symbol and the abstract value it holds.
សរសេរជា លេខ ខ្មែរ។ (Write it in Khmer numbers.)
- Digital Context
- In the age of technology, លេខ has evolved to mean 'code' or 'password' when combined with other words, such as លេខកូដ (code) or លេខសម្ងាត់ (secret number/password).
Using លេខ in a sentence is relatively straightforward because it usually functions as a noun that precedes a modifier or follows a verb of possession or identification. Unlike English, where 'number' might change depending on whether it's an ordinal or cardinal number, Khmer uses លេខ as a versatile base.
- As a Direct Object
- When you want to ask for or give a specific number, លេខ usually comes before the type of number. For example, 'Phone number' is លេខទូរស័ព្ទ (Number + Phone).
ខ្ញុំភ្លេច លេខ កូដរបស់ខ្ញុំ។ (I forgot my code.)
In Khmer, if you want to say 'Number 5', you say លេខប្រាំ (Number + Five). This is consistent for all counting. If you are talking about a sequence, such as 'The first number', you would use លេខរៀងទីមួយ (Serial Number + First). Note the addition of 'រៀង' (order) and 'ទី' (ordinal marker).
- Indicating Rankings
- To describe someone's performance, លេខ is used with a specific digit. 'គាត់រៀនបានលេខមួយ' translates literally to 'He studied and got number one,' meaning he is the top student.
កូនស្រីខ្ញុំបាន លេខ ពីរក្នុងថ្នាក់។ (My daughter got second place in class.)
In the bustling streets of Phnom Penh or the quiet villages of Siem Reap, លេខ is a constant companion. One of the most common places you will hear it is in the context of the 'Lottery' (ឆ្នោត). Cambodians often discuss 'lek' in relation to dreams or signs they believe will lead to winning numbers. You might hear someone say, 'យប់មិញយល់សប្តិឃើញលេខអ្វី?' (What number did you dream of last night?).
- At the Market
- When bargaining or asking for sizes, លេខ is used for shoe or clothing sizes. 'តើមានលេខធំជាងនេះទេ?' (Is there a bigger size/number than this?).
ខ្ញុំពាក់ស្បែកជើង លេខ ៤២។ (I wear shoe size 42.)
You will also hear it frequently in administrative settings. When you go to a bank or a government office, you often have to take a 'waiting number' (លេខរង់ចាំ). The automated voice will announce: 'សូមអញ្ជើញលេខ...' (Number... please).
- In Technology
- When setting up an account or logging into an app like ABA Bank (very popular in Cambodia), the term លេខសម្ងាត់ (password/PIN) is used constantly. Security is often discussed in terms of 'lek'.
One of the most frequent errors for English speakers is confusing លេខ (lek) with ចំនួន (chom-nuan). While both relate to numbers, they are not interchangeable. លេខ refers to the digit or the identity of a number (like a phone number or a house number), whereas ចំនួន refers to the quantity or total amount of something.
- Quantity vs. Identity
- Wrong: ខ្ញុំមានលេខសៀវភៅប្រាំ (I have number five books). Correct: ខ្ញុំមានសៀវភៅចំនួនប្រាំ (I have a quantity of five books).
កុំច្រឡំ លេខ និង ចំនួន។ (Don't confuse 'number' and 'quantity'.)
Another mistake involves the word order for ordinal numbers. In English, we say 'The first number'. In Khmer, learners often forget to use the word 'ទី' (tee) to indicate the order. Without 'ទី', 'លេខមួយ' just means 'number one' (the digit), but 'លេខទីមួយ' specifically means 'the first number' in a sequence.
- Pronunciation Pitfall
- Learners sometimes pronounce 'lek' with a long 'ay' sound like 'lake'. It should be a short, sharp 'e' sound, similar to the English word 'neck' but with an 'L' and ending in a 'k' sound.
Understanding the nuances between លេខ and its synonyms will elevate your Khmer from basic to proficient. While លេខ is the catch-all term, other words are more appropriate in specific contexts.
- លេខ vs. ចំនួន (Chom-nuan)
- លេខ is the digit/label (e.g., Room 101). ចំនួន is the count (e.g., 101 people).
- លេខ vs. ខ្ទង់ (Khtong)
- ខ្ទង់ is used to refer to 'digits' or 'places' in math (e.g., the tens place) or roughly 'about/around' a certain number (e.g., ខ្ទង់ដប់ដុល្លារ - around 10 dollars).
គាត់មានលុយ ខ្ទង់ រយដុល្លារ។ (He has around a hundred dollars.)
For more formal or literary contexts, you might encounter the word តួលេខ (Tua-lek). This specifically refers to 'figures' or 'statistics' used in reports or news broadcasts. If you are discussing the 'number of students' in a formal report, you would use 'តួលេខសិស្ស'.
- លេខ vs. សន្ទស្សន៍ (Sontos)
- សន្ទស្សន៍ is a specialized term for 'index' or 'indicator' (like a price index), whereas លេខ is a general number.
How Formal Is It?
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रोचक तथ्य
The Khmer numerical system, which 'លេខ' describes, is one of the oldest in Southeast Asia, with the zero symbol appearing in Khmer inscriptions as early as the 7th century.
उच्चारण मार्गदर्शिका
- Pronouncing it like 'le-kh' with an aspirated 'h'. It should be a clean 'k'.
- Making the vowel too long like 'lee-ek'. Keep it as a single 'e' sound.
- Confusing it with 'lek' (to sink) which has a different tone/vowel length in some dialects.
- Dropping the final 'k' sound.
- Adding a vowel at the end like 'le-ka'.
कठिनाई स्तर
Very easy to recognize; simple shape.
Requires learning the subscript 'kh' (ខ) below 'le' (ល).
Short, single-syllable word.
Distinct sound, easy to pick out in conversation.
आगे क्या सीखें
पूर्वापेक्षाएँ
आगे सीखें
उन्नत
ज़रूरी व्याकरण
Noun-Modifier Order
លេខ (Number) + ទូរស័ព្ទ (Phone) = លេខទូរស័ព្ទ
Ordinal Numbers with ទី
លេខ (Number) + ទី (Ordinal Marker) + មួយ (One) = First Number
Classifiers for Counting
សៀវភៅ (Book) + ប្រាំ (Five) + ក្បាល (Classifier) = Five books (Don't use 'lek' here).
Zero as a Placeholder
លេខសូន្យ (Number zero) is used in decimals and phone numbers.
Compound Nouns for ID
Identity words always follow 'លេខ'.
स्तर के अनुसार उदाहरण
នេះគឺជាលេខមួយ។
This is number one.
Simple identification using the verb 'is' (គឺជា).
តើលេខទូរស័ព្ទរបស់អ្នកគឺជាអ្វី?
What is your phone number?
Compound noun: លេខ (number) + ទូរស័ព្ទ (phone).
ខ្ញុំរស់នៅផ្ទះលេខប្រាំ។
I live in house number five.
Noun order: House + Number + Digit.
សរសេរលេខនេះ។
Write this number.
Imperative sentence.
លេខសូន្យ
Number zero
Basic vocabulary.
តើនេះជាលេខអ្វី?
What number is this?
Question form.
លេខប្រាំពីរ
Number seven
Basic vocabulary.
ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តលេខប្រាំបួន។
I like number nine.
Subject + Verb + Object.
ខ្ញុំពាក់អាវលេខ M។
I wear size M.
Using 'number' to mean 'size'.
តើអ្នកមានលេខស្បែកជើងលេខ ៤០ ទេ?
Do you have shoe size 40?
Repetition of 'លេខ' for size and digit.
ឡាននេះមានស្លាកលេខស្អាត។
This car has a beautiful license plate.
Compound: ស្លាកលេខ (license plate).
គាត់បានលេខមួយក្នុងថ្នាក់។
He got first place in class.
Idiomatic use for ranking.
សូមចុចលេខនេះ។
Please press this number.
Polite command.
លេខកូដសម្ងាត់គឺ ១២៣៤។
The secret code is 1234.
Compound: លេខកូដសម្ងាត់ (PIN/Password).
ខ្ញុំមានលេខបងស្រីអ្នក។
I have your sister's number.
Possession.
កុំភ្លេចលេខកៅអីរបស់អ្នក។
Don't forget your seat number.
Negative imperative.
លេខសំណាងរបស់ខ្ញុំគឺលេខ ៨។
My lucky number is 8.
Adjective 'សំណាង' (lucky) modifying 'លេខ'.
តើអ្នកចាក់លេខអ្វីខ្លះថ្ងៃនេះ?
What numbers did you play (in the lottery) today?
Verb 'ចាក់' (to play/inject) used for lottery.
សូមរង់ចាំតាមលេខរៀង។
Please wait according to the serial number.
Formal phrase 'លេខរៀង' (serial/order number).
លេខកូដតំបន់គឺ ០២៣។
The area code is 023.
Technical term: លេខកូដតំបន់.
គាត់ទាយលេខឆ្នោតត្រូវ។
He guessed the lottery numbers correctly.
Verb + Object + Resultative.
លេខយោងនៃសៀវភៅនេះគឺនៅខាងក្រោម។
The reference number of this book is at the bottom.
Formal term: លេខយោង (reference number).
បញ្ចូលលេខកូដបញ្ជាក់។
Enter the verification code.
Digital context.
លេខទូរស័ព្ទនេះមិនអាចទាក់ទងបានទេ។
This phone number cannot be reached.
Passive/Status phrase.
តួលេខនៃអ្នកទេសចរកំពុងកើនឡើង។
The number of tourists is increasing.
Use of 'តួលេខ' for statistics.
គាត់គឺជាលេខមួយក្នុងវិស័យនេះ។
He is number one in this field.
Metaphorical use for excellence.
យើងត្រូវពិនិត្យលេខសៀរៀលផលិតផល។
We need to check the product's serial number.
Loan word 'serial' used with 'លេខ'.
លេខអត្តសញ្ញាណប័ណ្ណរបស់គាត់ខុស។
His ID card number is wrong.
Compound: លេខអត្តសញ្ញាណប័ណ្ណ.
ការបូកលេខនេះស្មុគស្មាញណាស់។
Adding these numbers is very complicated.
Gerund-like usage 'ការបូកលេខ'.
លេខគណនីធនាគារត្រូវតែរក្សាជាសម្ងាត់។
Bank account numbers must be kept secret.
Passive requirement.
គាត់មានលេខសំណាងច្រើនក្នុងជីវិត។
He has many lucky numbers in life.
Abstract luck.
លេខទូរស័ព្ទមាសមានតម្លៃថ្លៃណាស់។
Golden phone numbers are very expensive.
Cultural concept of 'Golden numbers'.
តួលេខសេដ្ឋកិច្ចបង្ហាញពីការធ្លាក់ចុះ។
Economic figures show a decline.
Formal academic Khmer.
លេខកូដប្រព័ន្ធនេះត្រូវបានគេលួចចូល។
This system's code has been hacked.
Cybersecurity context.
ការវិភាគតួលេខត្រូវការភាពច្បាស់លាស់។
Analyzing figures requires precision.
Abstract noun phrase.
លេខរៀងនៃរាជវង្សខ្មែរមានប្រវត្តិយូរលង់។
The sequence of the Khmer dynasty has a long history.
Formal historical context.
គាត់ប្រើលេខជាភាសាសម្ងាត់។
He uses numbers as a secret language.
Metaphorical usage.
លេខសន្ទស្សន៍តម្លៃទំនិញបានឡើងថ្លៃ។
The consumer price index has risen.
Economic terminology.
យើងមិនអាចមើលរំលងតួលេខទាំងនេះបានទេ។
We cannot overlook these figures.
Professional rhetoric.
លេខបូកដកគុណចែកគឺជាមូលដ្ឋានគ្រឹះ។
Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division are the foundations.
Comprehensive math terminology.
តួលេខម៉ាក្រូសេដ្ឋកិច្ចឆ្លុះបញ្ចាំងពីតថភាពសង្គម។
Macroeconomic figures reflect social reality.
High-level academic structure.
ការលេងលេខក្នុងកំណាព្យខ្មែរជារឿងអស្ចារ្យ។
The play on numbers in Khmer poetry is wonderful.
Literary analysis.
លេខកូដសម្ងាត់នៃសកលលោកនៅតែជាអាថ៌កំបាំង។
The secret code of the universe remains a mystery.
Philosophical/Scientific context.
ការបកស្រាយតួលេខខុសអាចនាំឱ្យមានមហន្តរាយ។
Misinterpreting figures can lead to disaster.
Complex conditional nuance.
លេខអត្ថិភាពនៃមនុស្សជាតិ។
The existential number of humanity.
Abstract philosophical phrasing.
គាត់បានសម្រេចកិច្ចការនេះយ៉ាងលេខមួយ។
He completed this task in a top-notch manner.
Adverbial use of 'លេខមួយ' for excellence.
ការគណនាលេខក្នុងចិត្តជាសមត្ថភាពពិសេស។
Calculating numbers in the mind is a special ability.
Cognitive description.
លេខរៀងទីប្រាំបួននៃសៀវភៅបុរាណ។
The ninth volume of the ancient books.
Archaic/Formal numbering.
सामान्य शब्द संयोजन
सामान्य वाक्यांश
បានលេខមួយ
ចាក់លេខ
វាយលេខ
ខុសលេខ
លេខរង់ចាំ
លេខយោង
លេខកូដតំបន់
លេខគណនី
លេខអត្តសញ្ញាណ
លេខមាស
मुहावरे और अभिव्यक्तियाँ
"លេខមួយ"
The absolute best; top tier.
ម្ហូបនៅទីនេះគឺលេខមួយ!
Informal"ដេកយល់សប្តិឃើញលេខ"
To be obsessed with getting rich quickly (lottery).
គាត់ដេកយល់សប្តិឃើញលេខរាល់យប់។
Informal"លេខសូន្យ"
A nobody; someone of no importance.
បើគ្មានចំណេះដឹង អ្នកគឺជាលេខសូន្យ។
Metaphorical"កន្ទុយលេខ"
Illegal underground lottery.
ប៉ូលីសចាប់អ្នកលេងកន្ទុយលេខ។
Slang"លេខធ្លាក់"
To fail or drop in rank.
ខែនេះលេខគាត់ធ្លាក់ចុះ។
Academic"ស្ទាត់លេខ"
To be good at math or calculations.
អាជីវករត្រូវតែស្ទាត់លេខ។
Neutral"លេខកូដជីវិត"
Destiny or one's life path (modern spiritual term).
ស្វែងយល់ពីលេខកូដជីវិត។
Spiritual"លេខរៀងទីប្រាំបី"
Something that is secondary or not a priority.
រឿងនោះទុកលេខរៀងទីប្រាំបីសិនទៅ។
Idiomatic"ច្បាស់ដូចលេខ"
As clear as a mathematical fact; undeniable.
ភស្តុតាងនេះច្បាស់ដូចលេខ។
Formal"លេខស្ទួន"
Repeating numbers (considered lucky).
គាត់ចូលចិត្តប្រើលេខស្ទួន។
Neutralवाक्य संरचनाएँ
នេះគឺជាលេខ [Digit]។
នេះគឺជាលេខប្រាំ។
ខ្ញុំមានលេខ [Noun]។
ខ្ញុំមានលេខទូរស័ព្ទ។
តើអ្នកមានលេខ [Size/ID] ទេ?
តើអ្នកមានលេខ ៤០ ទេ?
គាត់បានលេខ [Rank]។
គាត់បានលេខមួយ។
[Noun] លេខ [Digit]
ផ្ទះលេខ ១
शब्द परिवार
संज्ञा
क्रिया
विशेषण
संबंधित
याद करें
स्मृति सहायक
Think of a 'Lake' full of 'Numbers'. 'Lek' sounds like 'Lake' without the 'ae' sound.
दृश्य संबंध
Visualize a giant digital clock showing '12:34'—those are the 'lek'.
Word Web
चैलेंज
Try to find 5 different 'លេខ' in your room right now (e.g., on a clock, a book, a remote).
शब्द की उत्पत्ति
Derived from the Sanskrit word 'lekha' (लेख), which means 'writing', 'line', or 'drawing'.
मूल अर्थ: In ancient times, it referred to the act of writing or making marks, which evolved into the symbols for numbers.
Indo-Aryan (via Pali/Sanskrit influence on Khmer).सांस्कृतिक संदर्भ
Be careful when discussing 'lottery numbers' in formal settings, as it can be seen as a sign of gambling addiction, though it is common in casual talk.
English speakers use 'number' for both quantity and identity. In Khmer, you must use 'lek' only for identity/labels.
असल ज़िंदगी में अभ्यास करें
वास्तविक संदर्भ
At the Bank
- លេខរង់ចាំ (waiting number)
- លេខគណនី (account number)
- លេខកូដ (code)
- លេខសម្ងាត់ (PIN)
Shopping
- លេខស្បែកជើង (shoe size)
- លេខអាវ (shirt size)
- បញ្ចុះតម្លៃ (discount)
- លេខកូដបារ (barcode)
Socializing
- សុំលេខ (ask for number)
- លេខតេឡេក្រាម (Telegram number)
- ហៅលេខ (call a number)
- ច្រឡំលេខ (wrong number)
School
- លេខមួយ (1st place)
- បូកលេខ (addition)
- ដកលេខ (subtraction)
- លេខរៀង (order)
Driving
- ស្លាកលេខ (license plate)
- លេខផ្លូវ (street number)
- លេខឡាន (car number)
- លេខបញ្ជា (order number)
बातचीत की शुरुआत
"តើលេខសំណាងរបស់អ្នកគឺជាលេខអ្វី? (What is your lucky number?)"
"តើអ្នកមានលេខទូរស័ព្ទសម្រាប់ហៅតាក់ស៊ីទេ? (Do you have a phone number to call a taxi?)"
"តើអ្នកធ្លាប់ចាក់លេខឆ្នោតទេ? (Have you ever played the lottery?)"
"តើស្បែកជើងនេះមានលេខ ៤២ ទេ? (Does this shoe have size 42?)"
"តើកូនរបស់អ្នករៀនបានលេខប៉ុន្មាន? (What rank did your child get in school?)"
डायरी विषय
សរសេរអំពីលេខដែលអ្នកចូលចិត្តជាងគេ។ (Write about the number you like the most.)
តើលេខទូរស័ព្ទមានសារៈសំខាន់យ៉ាងណាក្នុងជីវិតប្រចាំថ្ងៃ? (How important are phone numbers in daily life?)
រៀបរាប់ពីពេលដែលអ្នកបានលេខមួយក្នុងរឿងអ្វីមួយ។ (Describe a time you were number one in something.)
តើអ្នកគិតថា លេខសំណាង ពិតជាមានមែនទេ? (Do you think lucky numbers really exist?)
តើការប្រើប្រាស់លេខក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជាខុសពីប្រទេសអ្នកយ៉ាងដូចម្តេច? (How is the use of numbers in Cambodia different from your country?)
Summary
លេខ (lek) is the universal Khmer term for 'number'. Whether you are sharing your phone number or checking your rank in class, this word is the essential label for any digit-based identification. Example: ខ្ញុំមានលេខសំណាង (I have a lucky number).
- Khmer word for 'number' or 'digit'.
- Used for identification (phone, house, size).
- Indicates ranking (e.g., 1st place in class).
- Essential for daily transactions and technology.
संबंधित सामग्री
general के और शब्द
ក្មេង
A1<mark class='bg-emerald-200 dark:bg-emerald-800 px-0.5 rounded'>ក្មេង</mark> का अर्थ है बच्चा या युवा व्यक्ति। यह उन लोगों के लिए एक सामान्य शब्द है जो अभी तक वयस्क नहीं हैं।
កម្រ
A1Rarely
កៅសិប
A1संख्या नब्बे। वह नब्बे साल के हैं।
ខាងក្នុង
A1Inside
ខាងក្រៅ
A1Outside
ខាងក្រោម
A1'khang kraom' शब्द का अर्थ है 'नीचे'। इसका उपयोग किसी चीज़ की निचली स्थिति बताने के लिए किया जाता है।
ខាងលើ
A1'ខាងលើ' का अर्थ है 'ऊपर' या 'ऊपरी हिस्सा' ।
ខ្លះ
A1Some
ខ្លាំងណាស់
A1Very much or extremely
ខុស
A1इसका अर्थ है 'गलत' या 'अशुद्ध'। इसका उपयोग तथ्यों या व्यवहार में गलतियों के लिए किया जाता है। 'यह गलत है' को 'vea khos' कहते हैं।