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A collection of useful phrases in Khmer, a Mon-Khmer language spoken in Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and a number of other countries by about 8 million people.
Click on the English phrases to see them in many other languages.
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| English | ភាសាខ្មែរ (Khmer) |
|---|---|
| Welcome | សូមស្វាគមន៍ (sohm swaakohm) |
| Hello | ជំរាបសួរ (johm riab sua) |
| How are you? I'm fine, thanks. And you? |
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ (niak sohk sabaay te?) |
| ខ្ងុំសុខសប្បាយទេ ចុះអ្នក? (kh'nyohm sohk sabaay, coh neak?) |
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| Long time no see | |
| What's your name? My name is ... |
អ្នកឈ្មោះអី? (niak ch'muah ei?) |
| ខ្ងុំឈ្មោះ ... (kh'nyohm ch'muah ...) | |
| Where are you from? I'm from ... |
អ្នកមកពីប្រទេសណា? (niak mao pii prateh naa?) |
| ខ្ងុំមកពី ... (kh'nyohm mao pii ...) |
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| Pleased to meet you | ខ្ញុំត្រេកអរណាស់ដែលបានស្គាល់លោក (kh'nyom trawk aw naa dael baan skoal loak) |
| Good morning | អរុណសួស្ដី (arun soou sduii) |
| Good afternoon | ទិវាសួស្ដី (tivaa soou sduii) |
| Good evening | សាយ័ណ្ហសួស្ដី (saayan soou sduii) |
| Good night | រាត្រីសូស្គី (raatrii soou sduii) |
| Goodbye | លាសិនហើយ (lia suhn hao-y) ជួបគ្នាថ្ងៃក្រោយ (juab kh'nia th'ngay) |
| Good luck | សូមឲ្យបានជោគជ័យ (soam aoy baan joak jaay) |
| Cheers/Good health! | ជល់មួយ (jul mouy) លើកដាច់ (lerk dach) |
| Have a nice day | Mien tingay la-aw |
| Bon appetit | អញ្ជើញពិសាឲ្យបានឆ្ងាញ់ (anjoe-in pisaa ao-y baan ch'ngain) |
| Bon voyage | ទៅអោយបានសុខ (tuoo aoy baan sok) |
| I don't understand | មិនយល់ទេ (min yuhl dtay) |
| Please speak more slowly | សូមនិយាយយឺតៗ (sohm niyay yeut yeut) |
| Please say that again | សូមនិយាយម្តងទៀត (sohm niyay m'dawng tiat) |
| Please write it down | សូមសរសេរពាក្យនោះឱ្យខ្ងុំ (sohm sawse piak nooh ao-y kh'nyohm) |
| Do you speak Khmer? Yes, a little |
អ្នកចេះនិយាយភាសាខ្មែរទេ? (niak jeh phiasaa kh'mai te?) |
| Do you speak English? | អ្នកចេះភាសាអង់គ្លសទេ? (niak jeh phiasaa awngle te?) |
| How do you say ... in Khmer? | ខ្មែរថាម៉េច? (... kh'mai tha mait?) |
| Excuse me/Sorry | សុំទោស (sohm toh) |
| Pardon? | អ្នកនិយាយថាម៉េច (niak niyey tha mait?) |
| How much is this? | នេះថ្លៃប៉ុន្មាន? (nih th'lay pohnmaan?) |
| Thank you Response |
ឣរគុណ (aw kohn) |
| ឣត់ឣីទេ (awt ei te) សូមអញ្ជើញ (sohm anjoe-in) |
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| Where's the toilet? | បង្គន់នៅឯណា? (bawng-kohn neuv ai naa?) |
| This gentleman/lady will pay for everything |
|
| Would you like to dance with me? |
អ្នកចង់រាំជាមួយខ្ញុំទេ? (nek chong rohm ji-mooay kinyom dtay?) |
| I love you | បងស្រឡាញ់អូន (bong sralun on) - m>f ស្រឡាញ់អូនបង (on sralun bong) - f>m |
| Get well soon | |
| Leave me alone! | |
| Help! Fire! Stop! |
ជួយខ្ញុំផង! (juay kh'nyohm phawng!) ភ្លើងឆេះ! (phloeng cheh!) ឈប់! (chohp!) |
| Call the police! | ជួយហៅប៉ូលិសមក! (juay hav polih mao!) |
| Merry Christmas and Happy New Year |
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| Happy Easter | |
| Happy Birthday | |
| One language is never enough |
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| My hovercraft is full of eels |
សុទ្ធតែអន្ទង់ពេញទូកហោះយើង (sott dae ondoong binh duke hah yeung) |
Corrections by Chhieng Yuth (យុទ្ធ ឈាង)
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Information about Khmer | Useful phrases in Khmer | Tower of Babel in Khmer | Khmer learning materials
Other collections of Khmer phrases
http://www.bongthom.com/AKOnline/phrasespageek.asp?Chapter=6
http://www.studiomartin.us/learn-khmer-cambodian.cfm
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~hongly/trans-1xl.html
http://www.holiday-in-angkor-wat.com/cambodian-language.html
http://pheakdey2u.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/some-useful-khmer-words-phrases-for-foreigners/
http://www.ximplex.com/dictionary/english/common_phrases.aspx