Grammar: A1 - Writing Mechanics - Basics - Lesson 1: Using Capital Letters

Grammar A1: Mechanics
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Capital Letters

ការប្រើប្រាស់អក្សរធំ (A, B, C...)

Capital letters (A, B, C) are used to start sentences and for special names.

អក្សរធំ (A, B, C) ត្រូវបានប្រើសម្រាប់ផ្តើមប្រយោគ និងសម្រាប់ឈ្មោះពិសេស។
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Rule 1 🚀

ដើមប្រយោគជានិច្ច!

Always use a capital letter for the first letter of a sentence.

The cat is sleeping. ឆ្មាកំពុងដេក។
She likes apples. នាងចូលចិត្តផ្លែប៉ោម។
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Rule 2 👤

សព្វនាម "I" (ខ្ញុំ)

The word I is ALWAYS a capital letter, even in the middle of a sentence!

My friend and I are playing. មិត្តរបស់ខ្ញុំ និងខ្ញុំកំពុងលេង។
Can I go now? តើខ្ញុំអាចទៅឥឡូវនេះបានទេ?
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Rule 3 🌍

ឈ្មោះមនុស្ស និងទីកន្លែង

Use a capital letter for names of people, cities, and countries.

David lives in London. ដេវីតរស់នៅទីក្រុងឡុងដ៍។
We are from Cambodia. ពួកយើងមកពីប្រទេសកម្ពុជា។
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Rule 4 📅

ថ្ងៃ និងខែ

Use a capital letter for days of the week and months.

Today is Monday. ថ្ងៃនេះគឺថ្ងៃចន្ទ។
My birthday is in January. ថ្ងៃកំណើតរបស់ខ្ញុំគឺនៅខែមករា។
The Random Capital Trap!

Don't capitalize random words!

(កុំសរសេរអក្សរធំផ្តេសផ្តាសនៅកណ្តាលប្រយោគ! ពាក្យធម្មតាដូចជា សត្វ រុក្ខជាតិ របស់របរ ត្រូវសរសេរជាអក្សរតូច លើកលែងតែនៅដើមប្រយោគ។)
The Dog is brown. ❌
The dog is brown. ✅

Quick Check ⚡

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស
Rule 1: Sentence Start
Which sentence is correct?
(តើប្រយោគមួយណាត្រឹមត្រូវ?)
Rule 2: Pronoun "I"
Which one is correct?
(តើជម្រើសមួយណាត្រឹមត្រូវ?)
Rule 3: Names
Find the mistake! Which word needs a capital letter?
(រកកំហុស! តើពាក្យមួយណាត្រូវការសរសេរជាអក្សរធំ?)

"My name is john."
Rule 4: Days & Months
Which sentence is correct?
(តើប្រយោគមួយណាត្រឹមត្រូវ?)
TRAP QUESTION! ❌
Which one is correct?
(តើជម្រើសមួយណាត្រឹមត្រូវ ទាក់ទងនឹងការចៀសវាងអក្សរធំផ្តេសផ្តាស?)

Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

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Recent Questions

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Pheng 2 hours ago

Do I capitalize animals? Like, should I write "My Dog" or "My dog"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Pheng! You only use a capital letter if it's the animal's name. So you write "My dog is named Max." 🐶

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Vatey 5 hours ago

What about seasons? Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter. Are they capital letters?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

This is a common mistake! In English, days and months are capitalized, but seasons are usually NOT capitalized (unless they are the first word in a sentence). So write: "I like summer." ☀️

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Sambath 8 hours ago

Do I capitalize my job? Like "Teacher" or "Doctor"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 7 hours ago

Usually no, unless it is used as part of their name! So: "I want to be a doctor." vs "I went to see Doctor Smith." 👨‍⚕️

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