Useful phrases in Khmer
A collection of useful phrases in Khmer. Click on the English phrases to see them in many other languages.
If you can help fill in the gaps on this page, please contact me.| English | ភាសាខ្មែរ (Khmer) |
|---|---|
| Welcome | ភាស្វាគមន៍ (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, joh niak?) | |
| 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 ...) | |
| Pleased to meet you | ខ្ញុំត្រេកឣរណាស់ជៃលបានស្គល់ណោក (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 | លាសិនេហីយ (lia suhn hao-y) ជួបគ្នាថ្ងៃក្រោយ (juab kh'nia th'ngay) |
| Good luck | សូមឨ្បបានជោគជ័យ (soam aoy baan joak jaay) |
| Cheers/Good health! | ជល់មួយ (jul mouy) លើកដាច់ (lerk dach) |
| Have a nice day | Mien tingay la-aw |
| Bon appetit | ឣញ្ចីញពិសាឨ្យបានឆ្ងាញ់ (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 | សូមនិយាយយីតយីត (sohm niyay yeut yeut) |
| Please repeat it | សូមនិយាយម្តងទៀត (sohm niyay m'dawng tiat) |
| Please write that down | សូមសរសេរពាក្យនោះឱ្យខ្ងុំ (sohm sawse piak nooh ao-y kh'nyohm) |
| Do you speak Khmer? Yes, a little | អ្នកចេះភាសាឧ្មៃរទេ? (niak jeh phiasaa kh'mai te?) |
| Do you speak English? | អ្នកចេះភាសាអង់គ្លសទេ? (niak jeh phiasaa awngle te?) |
| How do you say ... in Khmer? | ឧ្មៃរថាម៉េច (... kh'mai tha mait?) |
| Excuse me/Sorry | សុំទោស (sohm toh) |
| Pardon? | អ្នកនិយាយធាម៉េច (niak niyey tha mait?) |
| How much is this? | នេះថ្លៃប៉ុន្មាន? (nih th'lay pohnmaan?) |
| Thank you Response | ឣរគុណ (aw kohn) |
| ឣត់ឣីទេ (awt ei te) / សូមអញើ្ចញ (sohm anjoe-in) | |
| Where's the toilet? | បង្វន់ខូនៅឯណា? (bawng-kohn neuv ai naa?) |
| This gentleman/lady will pay for everything | |
| Would you like to dance with me? | Nek chong rohm ji-mooay kinyom dtay? |
| I love you | បងស្រណញ់ឣូន (bong sralun on) - m>f ឣូនស្រណញ់បង (on sralun bong) - f>m |
| Get well soon | |
| Leave me alone! | |
| Help! Fire! Stop! | ជូយខ្ញំផង! (juay kh'nyohm phawng!) ភ្លើងឆេះ! (phloeng cheh!) ឈប់! (chohp!) |
| Call the police! | ជូយហៅប៉ូលីសមក! (juay hav polih mao!) |
| Merry Christmas and Happy New Year | |
| Happy Easter | |
| Happy Birthday | រីករាយថ្ងៃកំណើត (gkoom gkom narht la-aw) |
| One language is never enough | |
| My hovercraft is full of eels | សុទ្ធតែឣន្ចងពេញទូកហាះយើង។ (sott dae ondoong binh duke hah yeung) |
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