Grammar: A1 - Sentence Structure - Basics - Lesson 5: Yes/No Questions with 'be'

Grammar A1
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Yes/No Questions

សំណួរ បាទ/ចាស ឬ ទេ

To ask a question with 'be', we swap the subject and the verb!

ដើម្បីបង្កើតសំណួរជាមួយកិរិយាសព្ទ 'be' (am/is/are) យើងត្រូវផ្លាស់ប្តូរទីតាំងប្រធាន និងកិរិយាសព្ទ!
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swap_horiz Statement ➔ Question

ប្រយោគស្រប ទល់នឹង សំណួរ
She is a teacher.
subdirectory_arrow_right Is she a teacher?
តើនាងគឺជាគ្រូបង្រៀនមែនទេ?
You are happy.
subdirectory_arrow_right Are you happy?
តើអ្នកសប្បាយចិត្តទេ?
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ការឆ្លើយតបយ៉ាងខ្លី (ចម្លើយខ្លី)
Q: Are you a student?
Yes, I am.
No, I am not.
Q: Is he happy?
Yes, he is.
No, he isn't.
warning The "Do" Trap!

Never use "Do" with "be"!

(អន្ទាក់វេយ្យាករណ៍: មិនត្រូវប្រើ "Do" ជាមួយកិរិយាសព្ទ 'be' ទេ!)
Do you are a student? ❌
Are you a student? ✔️

Swap to Ask! 🎬

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain how to easily swap the subject and verb to make a question. Listen and repeat!

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Quick Check ⚡

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យចំណេះដឹង ⚡
fact_check Choose the right word
___ you a student?
(តើអ្នកគឺជាសិស្សមែនទេ?)
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Is he happy? Yes, he ___.
(តើគាត់សប្បាយចិត្តទេ? បាទ គាត់សប្បាយចិត្ត។)
gpp_maybe GRAMMAR TRAP! ❌
___ they from Cambodia?
(តើពួកគេមកពីប្រទេសកម្ពុជាមែនទេ?)
fact_check Choose the right word
___ I late?
(តើខ្ញុំយឺតមែនទេ?)
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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!
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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!
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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Ask a Question 🙋‍♂️

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!
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Recent Questions

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Sovan 3 hours ago

Teacher, can I say "Yes, I'm." as a short answer?

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Teacher Sopheak Teacher 1 hour ago

Good question, Sovan! Actually, no! For short "Yes" answers with 'be', we CANNOT use contractions. You must say the full words: "Yes, I am." But for "No", you can use the contraction: "No, I'm not." Keep up the great work! ✨

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