English
Meals and Drinks
Updated Oct 28, 2026
Name everyday meals and order simple drinks.
What you’ll learn
Name everyday meals and order simple drinks.
ស្គាល់អាហារតាមពេល និងកុម្ម៉ង់ភេសជ្ជៈសាមញ្ញ។
Meaning and use
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner name meals. Many foods and drinks, such as rice and water, are uncountable in their general use. Count them with containers or servings when needed. In a café, two coffees can naturally mean two cups or servings of coffee.
Rice និង water ជាទូទៅមិនរាប់បាន។ ប្រើ a bowl of rice ឬ a glass of water ពេលចង់រាប់។ Two coffees ក្នុងហាងអាចមានន័យថាកាហ្វេពីរពែង។
Key words and phrases
| Word or phrase | Meaning and use |
|---|---|
| breakfast (noun) | អាហារពេលព្រឹក — have breakfast |
| lunch (noun) | អាហារថ្ងៃត្រង់ — a quick lunch |
| dinner (noun) | អាហារពេលល្ងាច — cook dinner |
| rice (noun) | បាយ / អង្ករ — a bowl of rice |
| bread (noun) | នំប៉័ង — a slice of bread |
| water (noun) | ទឹក — a glass of water |
| tea (noun) | តែ — a cup of tea |
| coffee (noun) | កាហ្វេ — coffee without sugar |
Examples
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I have rice for lunch.
ខ្ញុំញ៉ាំបាយជាអាហារថ្ងៃត្រង់។
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Could I have a glass of water?
តើខ្ញុំអាចសុំទឹកមួយកែវបានទេ?
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She drinks tea without sugar.
នាងផឹកតែមិនដាក់ស្ករ។
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We need two slices of bread.
យើងត្រូវការនំប៉័ងពីរបន្ទះ។
Everyday conversation
Dara: Would you like tea or coffee?
Maly: Tea, please, without sugar.
Dara: And anything to eat?
Maly: A slice of bread, please.
Common mistakes
| Instead of | Use | Why |
|---|---|---|
| I want two breads. (intended: slices) | I would like two slices of bread. | Use slices for this intended portion of uncountable bread. |
| We have dinner in seven. | We have dinner at seven. | Clock times take at. |
Practice
Try these questions before opening the answers. Write or say each answer.
សាកល្បងឆ្លើយសំណួរទាំងនេះជាមុនសិន មុននឹងបើកមើលចម្លើយ។ អ្នកអាចសរសេរ ឬនិយាយចម្លើយរបស់អ្នក។
- Complete a quantity: a glass of ___. Choose a drink.
- Which meal is normally in the middle of the day?
- Explain two coffees in a café.
Answers and explanations
Show answers / បង្ហាញចម្លើយ
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water / tea / another suitable drink
A glass counts a serving; the drink itself may be uncountable.
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lunch
Meal timing varies, but lunch is the ordinary midday meal.
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Two servings or cups of coffee.
Context allows a countable serving meaning.
Quick recap
- Learn meals with have or eat.
- Count drinks with cups, glasses, or servings.
- Food words can change countability with context.