Significado
The action of closing an entrance.
Contexto cultural
During the 'Pchum Ben' festival, many family businesses 'បិទទ្វារ' for a week to visit pagodas. It's the most common time to see this phrase on signs. Leaving a door open at night is considered inviting 'ghosts' (khmoch) into the house. Parents will often scold children with 'បិទទ្វារ!' as soon as the sun sets. In traditional Khmer wedding ceremonies, there is a 'gate opening' ritual. The groom must pay to open the 'doors' (gates) to reach the bride. 'បិទទ្វារ' here represents the symbolic barrier he must overcome. In modern Phnom Penh, 'បិទទ្វារ' is often used on Facebook to announce that a seller is taking a break from live-streaming sales.
Politeness Matters
Always add 'ផង' (phong) at the end when asking someone to close the door to sound polite.
Don't Slam It
In Khmer culture, slamming a door (បិទទ្វារខ្លាំងៗ) is seen as a sign of great anger or disrespect.
Significado
The action of closing an entrance.
Politeness Matters
Always add 'ផង' (phong) at the end when asking someone to close the door to sound polite.
Don't Slam It
In Khmer culture, slamming a door (បិទទ្វារខ្លាំងៗ) is seen as a sign of great anger or disrespect.
Business Signs
Look for signs that say 'បិទ' (Closed) or 'បើក' (Open) on shop doors to practice reading.
The AC Rule
If you enter a room with AC, it is a social requirement to 'បិទទ្វារ' immediately behind you.
Teste-se
Fill in the missing word to say 'Please close the door.'
សូម_____ទ្វារផង។
'បិទ' (Bit) means to close. 'បើក' (Beuk) means to open.
How do you say 'The shop is closed'?
Select the correct Khmer sentence:
'បិទទ្វារហើយ' indicates the shop has finished its operations.
Match the phrase to the situation.
Situation: You are cold because of the AC.
Closing the door helps keep the cold air in or warm air out.
Complete the dialogue.
A: តើហាងបិទម៉ោងប៉ុន្មាន? (What time does the shop close?) B: ហាង_____ម៉ោង ៩។
The question asks about closing time, so the answer must use 'បិទទ្វារ'.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
Recursos visuais
Close vs. Lock
Banco de exercicios
4 exerciciosសូម_____ទ្វារផង។
'បិទ' (Bit) means to close. 'បើក' (Beuk) means to open.
Select the correct Khmer sentence:
'បិទទ្វារហើយ' indicates the shop has finished its operations.
Situation: You are cold because of the AC.
Closing the door helps keep the cold air in or warm air out.
A: តើហាងបិទម៉ោងប៉ុន្មាន? (What time does the shop close?) B: ហាង_____ម៉ោង ៩។
The question asks about closing time, so the answer must use 'បិទទ្វារ'.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
Perguntas frequentes
10 perguntasNo, you should use 'បិទបង្អួច' (Bit Bang-ouch) for windows.
You say 'ទ្វារបិទហើយ' (Tvear bit heuy).
No, it is a neutral statement. To make it a polite request, add 'សូម' (som) at the beginning.
The opposite is 'បើកទ្វារ' (Beuk Tvear), meaning to open the door.
Usually, you just use 'បិទ' (Bit) for programs or windows on a screen.
កុំភ្លេចបិទទ្វារ (Kom phlech bit tvear).
It can mean that, or it can just mean they are closed for the night. Context is key.
បិទទ្វារខ្លាំងៗ (Bit tvear khlang khlang).
In royal language, 'door' is 'ព្រះទ្វារ' (Preah Tvear), but 'បិទទ្វារ' is still used for the action.
Yes, 'បិទទ្វារឡាន' (Bit tvear lan) is perfectly correct.
Frases relacionadas
បើកទ្វារ
contrastTo open the door
បិទបង្អួច
similarTo close a window
ចាក់សោ
builds onTo lock
បិទហាង
synonymTo close the shop
បិទមាត់
specialized formShut up
