{"id":764,"date":"2023-02-27T15:15:56","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T15:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.svietnamtravel.com\/explore\/?p=764"},"modified":"2023-02-27T15:16:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T15:16:12","slug":"basic-cambodian-phrases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.svietnamtravel.com\/explore\/cambodia\/basic-cambodian-phrases","title":{"rendered":"Basic Cambodian Phrases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Basic Cambodian pronunciation, simple sentences when saying hello. The following article shows you how to read and pronounce correctly in Khmer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most Khmer people don’t expect a foreigner to be able to speak any of their language and will surely appreciate if you make a little effort and can string a few sentences together in the local language Khmer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greetings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Hello<\/td>Suosday<\/td><\/tr>
Goodbye<\/td>Lea heuy<\/td><\/tr>
How are you?<\/td>Sok sabai chea tay?<\/td><\/tr>
I’m fine<\/td>Knhum sok sabai chea tay<\/td><\/tr>
Yes<\/td>Baat (for man)
Cha (for woman)<\/td><\/tr>
No<\/td>Otay<\/td><\/tr>
Thank you<\/td>Akun<\/td><\/tr>
Thank you very much<\/td>Akun jann<\/td><\/tr>
Sorry<\/td>Sohm toh<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Getting to Know<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Do you speak English?<\/td>Teu nak niyeay phea sar anglei tay?<\/td><\/tr>
What is your name?<\/td>Chhmua ei?<\/td><\/tr>
What is this called in Khmer<\/td>Nis hauv thameich pheasar khmer?<\/td><\/tr>
Speak slowly<\/td>Nee yeay yeut yeut<\/td><\/tr>
My name is … (Arun)<\/td>Knum chhmua … (Arun)<\/td><\/tr>
I understand<\/td>Khnum yol<\/td><\/tr>
I don’t understand<\/td>Khnum ot yol<\/td><\/tr>
How do you say this in Khmer<\/td>Thar mech chea pheasar khmer?<\/td><\/tr>
Where are you going?<\/td>Teu nak kampong toev na?<\/td><\/tr>
See you tomorrow<\/td>Saek chuob knea<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Shopping<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How much for this?<\/td>Teu nis thlay pun mann?<\/td><\/tr>
Expensive<\/td>Thlaiy<\/td><\/tr>
Market<\/td>Phsar<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Directions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Please take me to…<\/td>Sohn york knhum toev…<\/td><\/tr>
Where is<\/td>Noev ey na<\/td><\/tr>
Slow down (you’ll need this one!)<\/td>Banthoy L’boeun<\/td><\/tr>
Stop here<\/td>Chhop tee nis<\/td><\/tr>
Turn right<\/td>Bort sdam<\/td><\/tr>
Turn left<\/td>Born chhveng<\/td><\/tr>
Go straight<\/td>Toev trang<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Places<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Bank<\/td>Thorneakea<\/td><\/tr>
Pharmacy<\/td>Or soth s’than<\/td><\/tr>
Toilet<\/td>Bongkun<\/td><\/tr>
Hotel<\/td>Santhakea<\/td><\/tr>
Guesthouse<\/td>Ph’teah som nak<\/td><\/tr>
Embassy<\/td>S’thantoot<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

…And more<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
English<\/th>\u1797\u17b6\u179f\u17b6\u1781\u17d2\u1798\u17c2\u179a (Khmer)<\/th><\/tr>
Welcome<\/td>\u179f\u17bc\u1798\u200b\u179f\u17d2\u179c\u17b6\u1782\u1798\u1793\u17cd (som svak\u00f4m)<\/td><\/tr>
Hello (General greeting)<\/td>\u1787\u17c6\u179a\u17b6\u1794\u179f\u17bd\u179a (ch\u00f4m rab su\u00f4r) – frm
\u179f\u17bd\u179f\u17d2\u178a\u17b8 (su\u00f4-stei) – inf<\/td><\/tr>
How are you?<\/td>\u17a2\u17d2\u1793\u1780\u179f\u17bb\u1781\u179f\u1794\u17d2\u1794\u17b6\u1799\u1791\u17c1 (\u00e2n\u00e2k s\u00f4kh s\u00e2bay t\u00e9?)<\/td><\/tr>
Reply to ‘How are you?’<\/td>\u1781\u17d2\u1784\u17bb\u17c6\u179f\u17bb\u1781\u179f\u1794\u17d2\u1794\u17b6\u1799\u1791\u17c1 \u1785\u17bb\u17c7\u17a2\u17d2\u1793\u1780?
(khny\u016dm s\u014fkh s\u00e2bbay t\u00e9, ch\u014fh \u00e2n\u00e2k?)<\/td><\/tr>
Long time no see<\/td>\u1781\u17b6\u1793\u1787\u17bd\u1794\u1799\u17bc\u179a\u17a0\u17be\u1799 (khan chu\u014fb yu haeuy)<\/td><\/tr>
What’s your name?<\/td>\u17a2\u17d2\u1793\u1780\u1788\u17d2\u1798\u17c4\u17c7\u17a2\u17b8? (\u00e2n\u00e2k chhmo\u016dh ei?)<\/td><\/tr>
My name is …<\/td>\u1781\u17d2\u1784\u17bb\u17c6\u1788\u17d2\u1798\u17c4\u17c7 … (khny\u016dm chhmo\u016dh …)<\/td><\/tr>
Where are you from?<\/td>\u17a2\u17d2\u1793\u1780\u1798\u1780\u1796\u17b8\u1794\u17d2\u179a\u1791\u17c1\u179f\u178e\u17b6? (\u00e2n\u00e2k m\u00f4 pi br\u00f4t\u00e9 na?)<\/td><\/tr>
I’m from …<\/td>\u1781\u17d2\u1784\u17bb\u17c6\u1798\u1780\u1796\u17b8 … (khyn\u016dm m\u00f4 pi …)<\/td><\/tr>
Pleased to meet you<\/td>\u1781\u17d2\u1789\u17bb\u17c6\u200b\u178f\u17d2\u179a\u17c1\u1780\u200b\u17a2\u179a\u178e\u17b6\u179f\u17cb\u200b\u178a\u17c2\u179b\u1794\u17b6\u1793\u200b\u179f\u17d2\u1782\u17b6\u179b\u17cb\u200b\u179b\u17c4\u1780
(khyn\u016dm \u200btr\u00e9k \u200b\u2019\u00e2r na \u200bd\u00eal ban \u200bsk\u00e9al \u200blo\u016dk)<\/td><\/tr>
Good morning
(Morning greeting)<\/td>		\u17a2\u179a\u17bb\u178e\u179f\u17bd\u179f\u17d2\u178a\u17b8 (\u2019\u00e2r\u016dn su\u014f sdei)<\/td><\/tr>
Good afternoon
(Afternoon greeting)<\/td>		\u1791\u17b7\u179c\u17b6\u179f\u17bd\u179f\u17d2\u178a\u17b8 (t\u012dv\u00e9a su\u014f sdei)<\/td><\/tr>
Good evening
(Evening greeting)<\/td>		\u179f\u17b6\u1799\u17d0\u178e\u17d2\u17a0\u179f\u17bd\u179f\u17d2\u178a\u17b8 (say\u00f4n su\u014f sdei)<\/td><\/tr>
Good night<\/td>\u179a\u17b6\u178f\u17d2\u179a\u17b8\u179f\u17bd\u179f\u17d2\u178f\u17b8 (r\u00e9atri su\u014f sdei)<\/td><\/tr>
Goodbye
(Parting phrases)<\/td>		\u179b\u17b6\u179f\u17b7\u1793\u200b\u17a0\u17be\u1799 (l\u00e9a s\u0115n \u200bhaeuy)
\u1787\u17bd\u1794\u1782\u17d2\u1793\u17b6\u1790\u17d2\u1784\u17c3\u1780\u17d2\u179a\u17c4\u1799 (chu\u014fb kn\u00e9a thngey kro\u016dy)<\/td><\/tr>
Good luck!<\/td>\u179f\u17bc\u1798\u17b2\u17d2\u1799\u200b\u1794\u17b6\u1793\u200b\u1787\u17c4\u1782\u200b\u1787\u17d0\u1799 (som a\u00f4yy \u200bban \u200bcho\u016dk \u200bch\u00f4y)<\/td><\/tr>
Cheers! Good Health!
(Toasts used when drinking<\/em>)<\/td>		\u1787\u179b\u17cb\u1798\u17bd\u1799 (ch\u00f4l mu\u014fy)
\u179b\u17be\u1780\u178a\u17b6\u1785\u17cb (leuk dach)<\/td><\/tr>
Have a nice day<\/td>Mien tingay la-aw<\/td><\/tr>
Bon appetit \/
Have a nice meal<\/td>		\u17a2\u1789\u17d2\u1787\u17be\u1789\u200b\u1796\u17b7\u179f\u17b6\u17b2\u17d2\u1799\u200b\u1794\u17b6\u1793\u200b\u1786\u17d2\u1784\u17b6\u1789\u17cb
(\u2019\u00e2nhcheunh \u200bp\u012dsaa \u00f4yy \u200bban \u200bchhng\u00e9anh)<\/td><\/tr>
Bon voyage \/
Have a good journey<\/td>		\u1791\u17c5\u17a2\u17c4\u1799\u1794\u17b6\u1793\u179f\u17bb\u1781 (t\u014fu\u2019 a\u00f4y ban s\u014fkh)<\/td><\/tr>
I understand<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
I don’t understand<\/td>\u1798\u17b7\u1793\u1799\u179b\u17cb\u1791\u17c1 (m\u012dn y\u00f4l t\u00e9)<\/td><\/tr>
Please speak more slowly<\/td>\u179f\u17bc\u1798\u200b\u1793\u17b7\u1799\u17b6\u1799\u200b\u1799\u17ba\u178f\u17d7 (som \u200bn\u012dy\u00e9ay \u200by\u0153t \u200by\u0153t)<\/td><\/tr>
Please say that again<\/td>\u179f\u17bc\u1798\u1793\u17b7\u1799\u17b6\u1799\u1798\u17d2\u178f\u1784\u1791\u17c0\u178f (som n\u012dy\u00e9ay mt\u00e2ng ti\u0115t)<\/td><\/tr>
Please write it down<\/td>\u179f\u17bc\u1798\u179f\u179a\u179f\u17c1\u179a\u1796\u17b6\u1780\u17d2\u1799\u1793\u17c4\u17c7\u17b1\u17d2\u1799\u1781\u17d2\u1784\u17bb\u17c6
(som s\u00e2rs\u00e9r p\u00e9ak no\u016dh a\u00f4yy khny\u016dm)<\/td><\/tr>
Do you speak Khmer?<\/td>\u17a2\u17d2\u1793\u1780\u200b\u1785\u17c1\u17c7\u200b\u1793\u17b7\u1799\u17b6\u1799\u200b\u1797\u17b6\u179f\u17b6\u200b\u1781\u17d2\u1798\u17c2\u179a\u200b\u1791\u17c1?
(\u00e2n\u00e2k \u200bch\u00e9h \u200bn\u012dy\u00e9ay \u200bph\u00e9asa \u200bkhm\u00ear \u200bt\u00e9?)<\/td><\/tr>
Yes, a little
(reply to ‘Do you speak …?’<\/em>)<\/td>		 <\/td><\/tr>
Do you speak English?<\/td>\u17a2\u17d2\u1793\u1780\u1785\u17c1\u17c7\u1797\u17b6\u179f\u17b6\u17a2\u1784\u17cb\u1782\u17d2\u179b\u17c1\u179f\u1791\u17c1?
(\u00e2n\u00e2k ch\u00e9h ph\u00e9asa \u2019\u00e2ng\u00f4kl\u00e9s\u00e2 t\u00e9?)<\/td><\/tr>
How do you say … in Khmer?<\/td>\u1781\u17d2\u1798\u17c2\u179a\u200b\u1790\u17b6\u200b\u1798\u17c9\u17c1\u1785? (… khm\u00ear tha\u200b m\u00e2t?)<\/td><\/tr>
Excuse me<\/td>\u179f\u17bb\u17c6\u1791\u17c4\u179f (s\u014fm to\u016ds)<\/td><\/tr>
Pardon?<\/td>\u17a2\u17d2\u1793\u1780\u200b\u1793\u17b7\u1799\u17b6\u1799\u200b\u1790\u17b6\u200b\u1798\u17c9\u17c1\u1785 (\u00e2n\u00e2k \u200bn\u012dy\u00e9ay \u200btha \u200bm\u00e2t?)<\/td><\/tr>
How much is this?<\/td>\u1793\u17c1\u17c7\u1790\u17d2\u179b\u17c3\u1794\u17c9\u17bb\u1793\u17d2\u1798\u17b6\u1793? (n\u00e9h thley b\u00f4m\u00e9an?)<\/td><\/tr>
Sorry<\/td>\u179f\u17bb\u17c6\u1791\u17c4\u179f (s\u014fm to\u016ds)<\/td><\/tr>
Please<\/td>\u179f\u17bc\u1798 (sohm)<\/td><\/tr>
Thank you<\/td>\u17a3\u179a\u1782\u17bb\u178e (\u2019\u00e2u k\u016dn)<\/td><\/tr>
Reply to thank you<\/td>\u17a3\u178f\u17cb\u17a3\u17b8\u1791\u17c1 (\u2019\u00e2t ei t\u00e9)
\u179f\u17bc\u1798\u200b\u17a2\u1789\u17d2\u1787\u17be\u1789 (som \u200b\u2019\u00e2nhcheunh)<\/td><\/tr>
Where’s the toilet?<\/td>\u1794\u1784\u17d2\u1782\u1793\u17cb\u200b\u1793\u17c5\u200b\u17af\u178e\u17b6? (b\u00e2ng-k\u00f4n \u200bn\u014fuv aina?)<\/td><\/tr>
This gentleman will pay for everything<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
This lady will pay for everything<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
Would you like to dance with me?<\/td>\u17a2\u17d2\u1793\u1780\u200b\u1785\u1784\u17cb\u200b\u179a\u17b6\u17c6\u200b\u1787\u17b6\u1798\u17bd\u1799\u200b\u1781\u17d2\u1789\u17bb\u17c6\u1791\u17c1?
(\u00e2n\u00e2k \u200bch\u00e2ng \u200br\u00e9am\u200b ch\u00e9a-mu\u014fy \u200bkhny\u016dm t\u00e9?)<\/td><\/tr>
I love you<\/td>\u1781\u17d2\u1789\u17bb\u17c6\u200b\u179f\u17d2\u179a\u179b\u17b6\u1789\u17cb\u200b\u17a2\u17d2\u1793\u1780 (khnh\u00f4m s\u00e2rl\u00e2nh \u2019\u00e2n\u00e2k)
\u1781\u17d2\u1789\u17bb\u17c6\u200b\u179f\u17d2\u179a\u179b\u17b6\u1789\u17cb\u1794\u1784 (khnh\u00f4m s\u00e2rl\u00e2nh b\u00e2ng) – m>f
\u1781\u17d2\u1789\u17bb\u17c6\u200b\u179f\u17d2\u179a\u179b\u17b6\u1789\u17cb\u17a2\u17bc\u1793 (khnh\u00f4m s\u00e2rl\u00e2nh \u2019on) – f>m<\/td><\/tr>
Get well soon<\/td>\u1786\u17b6\u1794\u17cb\u1787\u17b6 (chhab ch\u00e9a)<\/td><\/tr>
Leave me alone!<\/td>\u1780\u17bb\u17c6\u1794\u17c9\u17c7\u1796\u17b6\u179b\u17cb! (k\u014fm b\u00e2 p\u00e9al!)<\/td><\/tr>
Help!<\/td>\u1787\u17bd\u1799\u200b\u1781\u17d2\u1789\u17bb\u17c6\u200b\u1795\u1784! (chu\u014fy \u200bkhny\u016dm\u200b ph\u00e2ng!)<\/td><\/tr>
Fire!<\/td>\u1797\u17d2\u179b\u17be\u1784\u1786\u17c1\u17c7! (phleung chh\u00e9h!)<\/td><\/tr>
Stop!<\/td>\u1788\u1794\u17cb! (chh\u00f4b!)<\/td><\/tr>
Call the police!<\/td>\u1787\u17bd\u1799\u200b\u17a0\u17c5\u200b\u1794\u17c9\u17bc\u179b\u17b7\u179f\u200b\u1798\u1780! (chu\u014fy \u200bhau \u200bbol\u012ds\u00e2 \u200bm\u00f4k!)<\/td><\/tr>
Christmas and New Year greetings<\/td>\u179a\u17b8\u1780\u179a\u17b6\u1799\u1790\u17d2\u1784\u17c3\u1794\u17bb\u178e\u17d2\u1799\u178e\u17bc\u17a2\u17c2\u179b \u17a0\u17be\u1799\u179f\u17bd\u179f\u17d2\u178a\u17b8\u1786\u17d2\u1793\u17b6\u17c6\u1790\u17d2\u1798\u17b8
(rikr\u00e9ay thngey b\u014fn no\u2019\u00eal haeuy su\u014fsdei chhn\u00e9am thmi)<\/td><\/tr>
Easter greetings<\/td>\u179a\u17b8\u1780\u179a\u17b6\u1799\u1790\u17d2\u1784\u17c3\u1794\u17bb\u178e\u17d2\u1799\u1794\u17c9\u17b6\u1780
(rikr\u00e9ay thngey b\u014fnyab\u00e2k)<\/td><\/tr>
Birthday greetings<\/td>\u179a\u17b8\u1780\u179a\u17b6\u1799\u1790\u17d2\u1784\u17c3\u1781\u17bd\u1794\u1780\u17c6\u178e\u17be\u178f
(rikr\u00e9ay thngey khu\u014fb k\u00e2mnaeut)<\/td><\/tr>
One language is never enough<\/td>\u1797\u17b6\u179f\u17b6\u178f\u17c2\u1798\u17bd\u1799\u1798\u17b7\u1793\u178a\u17c2\u179b\u1782\u17d2\u179a\u1794\u17cb\u1782\u17d2\u179a\u17b6\u1793\u17cb\u1791\u17c1
(ph\u00e9asa t\u00eamu\u014fy m\u012dn d\u00eal kr\u00f4b\u00e2kr\u00e9an t\u00e9)<\/td><\/tr>
My hovercraft is full of eels
Why this phrase?<\/em><\/td>		\u179f\u17bb\u1791\u17d2\u1792\u200b\u178f\u17c2\u200b\u17a2\u1793\u17d2\u1791\u1784\u17cb\u200b\u1796\u17c1\u1789\u200b\u1791\u17bc\u1780\u200b\u17a0\u17c4\u17c7\u200b\u1799\u17be\u1784
(s\u014ftth \u200bt\u00ea\u200b \u2019\u00e2nt\u00f4ng \u200bp\u00e9nh \u200btuk \u200bhaoh \u200byeung)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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