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In Khmer, hello is សួស្តី (suostei) and thank you is អរគុណ (arkoun). Here are 37 everyday Khmer phrases with pronunciation, for travel and a first conversation.
How to say hello in Khmer · How to say thank you in Khmer · How to say goodbye in Khmer · How to say please in Khmer · How to say sorry in Khmer · How to say how are you in Khmer · How to say my name is in Khmer
| English | Khmer | Say It Like |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | សួស្តី | suostei |
| Goodbye | លាហើយ | lea haeuy |
| Please | សូម Placed before the verb, e.g. "som..." | som |
| Thank you | អរគុណ | arkoun |
| Yes | បាទ / ចាស "baat" said by male speakers, "chaa" said by female speakers | baat / chaa |
| No | ទេ Usually paired with a negated verb rather than used alone | te |
| Excuse me / Sorry | សុំទោស | som tosa |
| Do you speak English? | អ្នកចេះនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ? | neak ches niyeay phiesa angkles te? |
| I don't understand | ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ទេ | khnhom min yol te |
| Please speak slowly | សូមនិយាយយឺតៗ | som niyeay yuet yuet |
| How much is it? | តើនេះថ្លៃប៉ុន្មាន? | tae nih tlai ponmaan? |
| Where is the bathroom? | តើបន្ទប់ទឹកនៅឯណា? | tae bantob tuk nov ae na? |
| I'd like this, please | ខ្ញុំចង់បានអានេះ | khnhom chong ban nih |
| The bill, please | សូមគិតលុយ | som kit luy |
| Where is …? | … នៅឯណា? Put the place name for "…" | … nov ae na? |
| Help! | ជួយផង! | chuoy phong! |
| I need a doctor | ខ្ញុំត្រូវការគ្រូពេទ្យ | khnhom trauv kar krou pet |
| Call the police! | ជួយហៅប៉ូលិស! | chuoy hav polih! |
| I don't speak Khmer | ខ្ញុំមិនចេះនិយាយភាសាខ្មែរទេ | khnhom min ches niyeay phiesa khmae te |
| Can you help me? | តើអ្នកអាចជួយខ្ញុំបានទេ? | tae neak ach chuoy khnhom ban te? |
| English | Khmer | Say It Like |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | សួស្តី more respectful with a bow, hands together | suostei |
| How are you? | តើអ្នកសុខសប្បាយជាទេ? everyday: សុខសប្បាយជាទេ? (sok sabay chea te?) | taer neak sok sabay chea te? |
| I'm fine, thank you. | ខ្ញុំសុខសប្បាយ អរគុណ។ | khnhom sok sabay, orkun. |
| And you? | ចុះអ្នកវិញ? | chos neak vinh? |
| What's your name? | តើអ្នកឈ្មោះអ្វី? with friends: អ្នកឈ្មោះអី? (neak chhmoh ei?) | taer neak chhmoh ey? |
| My name is … | ខ្ញុំឈ្មោះ … put your name in the gap | khnhom chhmoh … |
| Where are you from? | តើអ្នកមកពីណា? with friends: អ្នកមកពីណា? (neak mok pi na?) | taer neak mok pi na? |
| I'm from … | ខ្ញុំមកពី … put your country in the gap | khnhom mok pi … |
| Goodbye, see you later. | លាហើយ ជួបគ្នាម្តងទៀត។ | lea haeuy, chuob knea mdong tiet. |
| English | Khmer | Say It Like |
|---|---|---|
| Slower, please. | សូមនិយាយយឺតៗ add បាទ (bat, man) / ចាស (chas, woman) to be polite | som niyeay yuet yuet |
| Again, please. | សូមនិយាយម្តងទៀត | som niyeay mdong tiet |
| I don't understand. | ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ទេ | khnhom min yol te |
| How do you say … in Khmer? | … ហៅជាភាសាខ្មែរថាម៉េច? pointing: តើនេះហៅជាភាសាខ្មែរថាម៉េច? (taer nih hav chea phiesa khmae tha mech?) | … hav chea phiesa khmae tha mech? |
| I'm learning Khmer. | ខ្ញុំកំពុងរៀនភាសាខ្មែរ | khnhom kampong rien phiesa khmae |
| One moment, please. | សូមរង់ចាំបន្តិច | som rong cham bontich |
| English | Khmer | Say It Like |
|---|---|---|
| Where is the nearest grocery store? | តើហាងលក់ទំនិញដែលនៅជិតបំផុតនៅឯណា? | tae hang look tumnenh del nov chit bomphot nov ae na? |
| How do you say this in Khmer? | តើនេះហៅជាភាសាខ្មែរថាម៉េច? | tae nih hav chea phiesa khmae tha mech? |
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