Significado
Mutual dislike between two people.
Contexto cultural
The concept of 'Face' (Mok) means that even if people 's'ob knea', they might still act politely in public to avoid social scandal. In Khmer soap operas, 's'ob knea' is a necessary stage for the main couple to go through before they realize they love each other. In small villages, 's'ob knea' is seen as a threat to community stability, and monks or elders are often called to mediate. Younger Cambodians use 's'ob knea' more freely on social media to describe celebrity rivalries or 'toxic' relationships.
The Power of Knea
Remember that 'knea' turns any verb into a 'together' or 'each other' action. It's the secret key to Khmer social grammar.
Too Strong?
Be careful using 's'ob knea' for friends. It implies a very serious, perhaps permanent, break in the relationship.
Significado
Mutual dislike between two people.
The Power of Knea
Remember that 'knea' turns any verb into a 'together' or 'each other' action. It's the secret key to Khmer social grammar.
Too Strong?
Be careful using 's'ob knea' for friends. It implies a very serious, perhaps permanent, break in the relationship.
Face Saving
If you want to be polite, use 'មិនសូវត្រូវគ្នា' (min sov trov knea) instead of the blunt 'ស្អប់គ្នា'.
Teste-se
Fill in the missing word to say 'They hate each other.'
ពួកគេស្អប់___។
'គ្នា' (knea) is the required word for 'each other' in this context.
Which sentence means 'Sok and Sao hate each other very much'?
Select the correct sentence:
The subject comes first, followed by the verb 'ស្អប់', then 'គ្នា', and finally the intensifier 'ខ្លាំងណាស់'.
Complete the dialogue.
A: ហេតុអីបានជាគេមិននិយាយរកគ្នា? B: មកពីគេ___។
The context of 'not speaking to each other' implies they hate each other.
Match the Khmer phrase to its English meaning.
Match the following:
These are all common reciprocal phrases using 'គ្នា'.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
Recursos visuais
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4 exerciciosពួកគេស្អប់___។
'គ្នា' (knea) is the required word for 'each other' in this context.
Select the correct sentence:
The subject comes first, followed by the verb 'ស្អប់', then 'គ្នា', and finally the intensifier 'ខ្លាំងណាស់'.
A: ហេតុអីបានជាគេមិននិយាយរកគ្នា? B: មកពីគេ___។
The context of 'not speaking to each other' implies they hate each other.
Combine cada item a esquerda com seu par a direita:
These are all common reciprocal phrases using 'គ្នា'.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
Perguntas frequentes
10 perguntasYes! It works for any living beings that have feelings and can interact.
No, it's not a swear word, but it is a very strong and negative emotional statement.
You say 'ពីមុនយើងស្អប់គ្នា' (Pi-mun yeung s'ob knea).
The opposite is 'ស្រឡាញ់គ្នា' (sralanh knea) - to love each other.
No, it's too informal and emotional. Use 'មានទំនាស់' (have a conflict) instead.
Not necessarily. It describes the feeling. 'ឈ្លោះគ្នា' (chloh knea) is used for the actual fighting.
Yes, 'knea' works for any group size where the feeling is mutual among members.
Yes, 'មើលមុខគ្នាមិនត្រង់' is a very common idiomatic/slangy way to say it.
Say 'ឈប់ស្អប់គ្នាទៅ' (Chob s'ob knea tov).
In Khmer logic, doing something 'together' and doing it 'to each other' are both forms of shared experience.
Frases relacionadas
ស្រឡាញ់គ្នា
contrastTo love each other
មិនត្រូវគ្នា
similarTo not get along
ឈ្លោះគ្នា
builds onTo argue
មើលមុខគ្នាមិនត្រង់
specialized formCan't look at each other
