Grammar: ✨ Grammar F: 🧩 Parts of Speech - Basics (A1) - Lesson 10: The Verb "to be" - 'are' (You/We/They are...)

Lesson 10: "To Be" - are

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The Verb "to be": are

កិរិយាស័ព្ទ "to be": are

We use the word are with the pronouns You, We, and They to describe people, feelings, or locations.

យើងប្រើពាក្យ are ជាមួយសព្វនាម You (អ្នក), We (ពួកយើង), និង They (ពួកគេ/ពួកវា) ដើម្បីពិពណ៌នាពីមនុស្ស អារម្មណ៍ ឬទីកន្លែង។

person

person You are...

អ្នកគឺ... / អ្នក...

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You are my friend.

Category: Identity អ្នកគឺជាមិត្តភក្តិរបស់ខ្ញុំ។

lightbulb

You are very smart.

Category: Description អ្នកឆ្លាតណាស់។

bedtime

You are tired.

Category: Feeling អ្នកអស់កម្លាំងហើយ។

menu_book

You are a student.

Category: Identity (Singular) អ្នកគឺជាសិស្ស។

school

You are students.

Category: Identity (Plural) អ្នកទាំងអស់គ្នាគឺជាសិស្ស។

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diversity_3 We are...

ពួកយើងគឺ... / ពួកយើង...

sentiment_satisfied

We are happy.

Category: Feeling ពួកយើងសប្បាយចិត្ត។

school

We are at school.

Category: Location ពួកយើងនៅសាលារៀន។

public

We are from Cambodia.

Category: Origin ពួកយើងមកពីប្រទេសកម្ពុជា។

task_alt

We are ready.

Category: State ពួកយើងត្រៀមខ្លួនរួចរាល់ហើយ។

groups

groups They are...

ពួកគេគឺ... / ពួកវាគឺ...

family_restroom

They are brothers.

Category: Identity ពួកគេគឺជាបងប្អូនប្រុសនឹងគ្នា។

nature_people

They are outside.

Category: Location ពួកគេនៅខាងក្រៅ។

pets

They are big dogs.

Category: Description ពួកវាគឺជាឆ្កែធំៗ។

schedule

They are busy today.

Category: State ពួកគេរវល់ណាស់ថ្ងៃនេះ។

park

They are in the park.

Category: Location ពួកគេនៅក្នុងសួនច្បារ។

warning The "Is" vs "Are" Trap!

Do not use "is" when talking about more than one person or thing!

(កុំប្រើ "is" នៅពេលនិយាយអំពីមនុស្ស ឬវត្ថុដែលច្រើនជាងមួយ!)

We is happy. ❌

We are happy. ✔️

The cats is sleeping. ❌

The cats are sleeping. ✔️

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Quick Check ⚡

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស

fact_check Context Fill

My friends ___ at the market.

(មិត្តភក្តិរបស់ខ្ញុំនៅឯផ្សារ។)

spellcheck Correct Grammar

Which sentence is correct?

(តើប្រយោគមួយណាដែលត្រឹមត្រូវ?)

gpp_maybe LITERAL TRAP! ❌

The dogs ___ running.

(សត្វឆ្កែកំពុងរត់។)

rule Meaning Match

How do you say "ពួកគេគឺ" or "ពួកវាគឺ" in English?

(តើអ្នកនិយាយពាក្យ "ពួកគេគឺ" ឬ "ពួកវាគឺ" ជាភាសាអង់គ្លេសយ៉ាងដូចម្តេច?)

fact_check Context Fill

You ___ a good driver.

(អ្នកគឺជាអ្នកបើកបរដ៏ពូកែម្នាក់។)

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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Look Around You 👀 (សរសេរប្រយោគចំនួន ៣ ដែលផ្តើមដោយពាក្យ "They are..." ដើម្បីពណ៌នាពីរបស់ដែលអ្នកកំពុងមើលឃើញ។)

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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Text a Friend 📱 (ផ្ញើសារទៅកាន់មិត្តភក្តិរបស់អ្នកដោយសរសេរថា "We are happy" ឬប្រយោគផ្សេងទៀតដែលផ្តើមដោយ "We are"។)

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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Voice Record 🎤 (ថតសំឡេងខ្លួនឯងនិយាយប្រយោគ "You are my best friend." ឱ្យបានច្បាស់លាស់។)

Video Lesson

មេរៀនជាវីដេអូ

Listen Closely 🎧

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain today's topic. Pay attention to how "are" is pronounced naturally in spoken English!

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Recent Questions

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Vireak 2 hours ago

Why do we use "are" for "you" even if I am only talking to one person?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Excellent question! In English grammar, the pronoun "you" always takes the verb "are", no matter if you are talking to one person (singular) or a group of people (plural). Just remember: You are! 🗣️

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Nita 5 hours ago

Can I say "They are a book"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

No, because "They" means more than one! You must make the object plural too. You should say "They are books". 📚

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Ratha 8 hours ago

Is "are" an action verb?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 7 hours ago

No, "are" is NOT an action verb. It does not show someone running or jumping. It is a "state of being" verb, which means it simply connects the subject to a description or a place. 📍