Grammar: A2 - ✨ Grammar Essentials: 🏗️ Sentence Structure - Expanding - Lesson A3: "There is / There are" (Describing existence/location)

Grammar A2

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There is / There are

ការពណ៌នាពីទីកន្លែង ឬអ្វីមួយដែលមានវត្តមាន

We use "There is" and "There are" to say that something exists in a specific place.

យើងប្រើប្រាស់វាដើម្បីបញ្ជាក់ថា មានរបស់អ្វីមួយ នៅកន្លែងណាមួយ។ (ប្រែថា "មាន")

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looks_one There is...

ប្រើសម្រាប់ នាមឯកវចនៈ (Singular - មានតែមួយ)

There is + a / an + Singular Noun

There is a tuk-tuk on the street. មានរ៉ឺម៉កកង់បីមួយនៅលើផ្លូវ។

There is an apple in the fridge. មានផ្លែប៉ោមមួយផ្លែនៅក្នុងទូរទឹកកក។

looks_two

looks_two There are...

ប្រើសម្រាប់ នាមពហុវចនៈ (Plural - ពីរ ឬ ច្រើនជាង)

There are + two / many / some + Plural Noun (s)

There are two pens on the desk. មានប៊ិចពីរដើមនៅលើតុ។

There are many temples in Siem Reap. មានប្រាសាទជាច្រើននៅសៀមរាប។

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help Negative & Question

ទម្រង់បដិសេធ និងសំនួរ

There isn't a hospital here. គ្មានមន្ទីរពេទ្យទេនៅទីនេះ។ (Negative)

There aren't any apples. មិនមានផ្លែប៉ោមណាមួយទេ។ (Negative)

Is there a bank near here? តើមានធនាគារនៅជិតនេះទេ? (Question)

warning The "Have/Has" Trap! ⚠️

Don't use "Have/Has" for location!

(ក្នុងភាសាខ្មែរយើងអាចនិយាយថា "នៅទីក្រុងរបស់ខ្ញុំ មានផ្សារធំមួយ" តែអង់គ្លេសមិនអាចប្រើ "has" បែបនេះទេ!)

In my city, it has a big market. ❌

In my city, there is a big market. ✔️

Lesson Video 🎬

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain today's grammar topic. Listen closely to the pronunciation and practice speaking out loud!

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Quick Check ⚡

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យចំណេះដឹង ⚡

fact_check Singular or Plural?

"___ an apple on the desk."

(មានផ្លែប៉ោមមួយផ្លែនៅលើតុ។)

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fact_check Singular or Plural?

"___ three dogs in the yard."

(មានឆ្កែបីក្បាលនៅក្នុងទីធ្លា។)

warning TRICKY QUESTION! ❌

"In Cambodia, ___ many beautiful temples."

(នៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជា មានប្រាសាទស្អាតៗជាច្រើន។)

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"___ any milk in the fridge."

(គ្មានទឹកដោះគោទេនៅក្នុងទូរទឹកកក។ *milk ជានាមរាប់មិនបាន*)

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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Look Around! 👀 (Look around your room. Write 1 sentence using "There is" and 1 sentence using "There are".)

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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Count it! 🔢 (Count how many chairs are in your house. Write: "There are [number] chairs in my house.")

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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

In my bag... 🎒 (Tell a friend in English 3 things that are in your bag right now using "There is" or "There are".)

Ask a Question 🙋‍♂️

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Vathana 2 hours ago

Teacher, why can't I say 'My house has 3 rooms' instead of 'There are 3 rooms in my house'?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Vathana! Actually, "My house has 3 rooms" is perfectly correct because the house *possesses* the rooms. BUT, for general locations (like a city, a fridge, a street), they don't *own* the items. So we must say "There is a tuk-tuk on the street" instead of "The street has a tuk-tuk." Keep up the good work! 🏗️