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Lesson 5: The "Why" Word
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The "Why" Word

ឈ្នាប់ "Because" (ពីព្រោះ)

We use because to give a reason. It answers the question "Why?".

យើងប្រើប្រាស់ពាក្យ because (ពីព្រោះ) ដើម្បីផ្តល់ហេតុផល។ វាឆ្លើយតបទៅនឹងសំណួរ "ហេតុអ្វី?"។
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east Structure 1

ទម្រង់ទី ១ (នៅកណ្តាល)

Main Clause + because + Reason

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I stayed home because it was raining. ខ្ញុំនៅផ្ទះ ពីព្រោះមេឃកំពុងភ្លៀង។
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She is happy because she passed the exam. នាងសប្បាយចិត្ត ពីព្រោះនាងប្រឡងជាប់។
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swap_horiz Structure 2

ទម្រង់ទី ២ (នៅខាងដើម)

Because + Reason , Main Clause

rainy
Because it was raining, I stayed home. ដោយសារតែមេឃកំពុងភ្លៀង ខ្ញុំបាននៅផ្ទះ។ (កុំភ្លេចសញ្ញាក្បៀស!)
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Because I was tired, I went to bed early. ដោយសារតែខ្ញុំហត់ ខ្ញុំបានចូលគេងពីព្រលប់។
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quiz Why...?

ការឆ្លើយសំណួរ "Why"
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Q: Why are you late? A: Because I missed the bus. សំណួរ: ហេតុអ្វីបានជាអ្នកយឺត?
ចម្លើយ: ពីព្រោះខ្ញុំខកឡានក្រុង។
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Q: Why did he leave? A: Because he had a meeting. សំណួរ: ហេតុអ្វីបានជាគាត់ចេញទៅ?
ចម្លើយ: ពីព្រោះគាត់មានការប្រជុំ។
warning The "Because... so" Trap!

Do NOT use "so" with "because"!

(កុំបកប្រែផ្ទាល់ពីភាសាខ្មែរ! ក្នុងភាសាអង់គ្លេស បើមានពាក្យ Because ខាងដើមហើយ មិនត្រូវមានពាក្យ "so" (ដូច្នេះ) នៅកណ្តាលទៀតទេ។ ជំនួសដោយសញ្ញាក្បៀស (,) វិញ!)
Because I was sick, so I slept. ❌
(ពីព្រោះខ្ញុំឈឺ ដូច្នេះខ្ញុំគេង - ខុសវេយ្យាករណ៍អង់គ្លេស)
Because I was sick, I slept. ✅
(Use only a comma!)

Quick Check ⚡

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស
edit_note Fill in the blank
I am studying English ___ I want a better job.
(ខ្ញុំកំពុងរៀនភាសាអង់គ្លេស ពីព្រោះខ្ញុំចង់បានការងារល្អជាងនេះ។)
spellcheck Punctuation Check
Because he was late___ he missed the movie.
(ដោយសារតែគាត់មកយឺត គាត់ខកខានមើលកុន។ តើត្រូវដាក់សញ្ញាអ្វីនៅកណ្តាល?)
warning GRAMMAR TRAP! ❌
Which sentence is CORRECT?
(តើប្រយោគមួយណាត្រឹមត្រូវ?)
join Logic Match
She didn't buy the shoes...
(នាងមិនបានទិញស្បែកជើងនោះទេ...)
low_priority Sentence Reorder
"I was hungry. I ate a pizza."

Make ONE sentence starting with "Because":
(ជ្រើសរើសចម្លើយដែលត្រឹមត្រូវ)
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Sovan 2 hours ago

Teacher, can I say "Because of I was sick, I slept"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

No, you cannot! "Because" is followed by a full sentence (Subject + Verb). "Because of" is followed by just a noun.

Right: "Because I was sick..."
Right: "Because of the rain..." edit_note

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Piseth 5 hours ago

Is it okay to start a sentence with "Because"? My school teacher said it is wrong.

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

It is 100% perfectly fine to start a sentence with "Because" (Look at Structure 2 in the Learn tab!). Your teacher probably meant you shouldn't write "Because I was sick." as a full sentence and put a full stop. It needs the second part (the main clause) to be complete! auto_awesome

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Kanha 8 hours ago

Why do we say "Because... so..." in Khmer but not in English?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 7 hours ago

Languages have different rules! In English, "Because" already connects the two ideas. Adding "so" is like gluing two pieces of paper together with glue AND tape. It's too much! Just use a comma. psychology

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