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.
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There are a number of ways to Romanize Khmer. The transliteration used here is the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN) system.
| English | ភាសាខ្មែរ (Khmer) |
|---|---|
| Welcome | សូមស្វាគមន៍ (som svakôm) |
| Hello (General greeting) | ជំរាបសួរ (chôm rab suôr) - frm សួស្ដី (suô-stei) - inf |
| How are you? | អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ (ânâk sôkh sâbay té?) |
| Reply to 'How are you?' | ខ្ងុំសុខសប្បាយទេ ចុះអ្នក? (khnyŭm sŏkh sâbbay té, chŏh ânâk?) |
| Long time no see | ខានជួបយូរហើយ (khan chuŏb yu haeuy) |
| What's your name? | អ្នកឈ្មោះអី? (ânâk chhmoŭh ei?) |
| My name is ... | ខ្ងុំឈ្មោះ ... (khnyŭm chhmoŭh ...) |
| Where are you from? | អ្នកមកពីប្រទេសណា? (ânâk mô pi brôté na?) |
| I'm from ... | ខ្ងុំមកពី ... (khynŭm mô pi ...) |
| Pleased to meet you | ខ្ញុំត្រេកអរណាស់ដែលបានស្គាល់លោក (khynŭm trék ’âr na dêl ban skéal loŭk) |
| Good morning (Morning greeting) |
អរុណសួស្ដី (’ârŭn suŏ sdei) |
| Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting) |
ទិវាសួស្ដី (tĭvéa suŏ sdei) |
| Good evening (Evening greeting) |
សាយ័ណ្ហសួស្ដី (sayôn suŏ sdei) |
| Good night | រាត្រីសួស្តី (réatri suŏ sdei) |
| Goodbye (Parting phrases) |
លាសិនហើយ (léa sĕn haeuy) ជួបគ្នាថ្ងៃក្រោយ (chuŏb knéa thngey kroŭy) |
| Good luck! | សូមឲ្យបានជោគជ័យ (som aôyy ban choŭk chôy) |
| Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking) |
ជល់មួយ (chôl muŏy) លើកដាច់ (leuk dach) |
| Have a nice day | Mien tingay la-aw |
| Bon appetit / Have a nice meal |
អញ្ជើញពិសាឲ្យបានឆ្ងាញ់ (’ânhcheunh pĭsaa ôyy ban chhngéanh) |
| Bon voyage / Have a good journey |
ទៅអោយបានសុខ (tŏu’ aôy ban sŏkh) |
| I understand | |
| I don't understand | មិនយល់ទេ (mĭn yôl té) |
| Please speak more slowly | សូមនិយាយយឺតៗ (som nĭyéay yœt yœt) |
| Please say that again | សូមនិយាយម្តងទៀត (som nĭyéay mtâng tiĕt) |
| Please write it down | សូមសរសេរពាក្យនោះឱ្យខ្ងុំ (som sârsér péak noŭh aôyy khnyŭm) |
| Do you speak Khmer? | អ្នកចេះនិយាយភាសាខ្មែរទេ? (ânâk chéh nĭyéay phéasa khmêr té?) |
| Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?') |
|
| Do you speak a language other than Khmer? |
ចេះភាសាអីក្រៅពីភាសាខ្មែរទេ? [ceʰ pʰiːəsæ̃ː əi kræ̃ɰ pi pʰiːəsæ̃ː kʰmãːe tei] |
| Do you speak English? | អ្នកចេះភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ? (ânâk chéh phéasa ’ângôklésâ té?) |
| How do you say ... in Khmer? | ខ្មែរថាម៉េច? (... khmêr tha mât?) |
| Excuse me | សុំទោស (sŏm toŭs) |
| Pardon? | អ្នកនិយាយថាម៉េច (ânâk nĭyéay tha mât?) |
| How much is this? | នេះថ្លៃប៉ុន្មាន? (néh thley bôméan?) |
| Sorry | សុំទោស (sŏm toŭs) |
| Please | សូម (sohm) |
| Thank you | ឣរគុណ (’âu kŭn) |
| Reply to thank you | ឣត់ឣីទេ (’ât ei té) សូមអញ្ជើញ (som ’ânhcheunh) |
| Where's the toilet / bathroom? | បង្គន់នៅឯណា? (bâng-kôn nŏuv aina?) |
| This gentleman will pay for everything | |
| This lady will pay for everything | |
| Would you like to dance with me? | អ្នកចង់រាំជាមួយខ្ញុំទេ? (ânâk châng réam chéa-muŏy khnyŭm té?) |
| I love you | ខ្ញុំស្រលាញ់អ្នក (khnhôm sârlânh ’ânâk) ខ្ញុំស្រលាញ់បង (khnhôm sârlânh bâng) - m>f ខ្ញុំស្រលាញ់អូន (khnhôm sârlânh ’on) - f>m |
| Get well soon | ឆាប់ជា (chhab chéa) |
| Leave me alone! | កុំប៉ះពាល់! (kŏm bâ péal!) |
| Help! | ជួយខ្ញុំផង! (chuŏy khnyŭm phâng!) |
| Fire! | ភ្លើងឆេះ! (phleung chhéh!) |
| Stop! | ឈប់! (chhôb!) |
| Call the police! | ជួយហៅប៉ូលិសមក! (chuŏy hau bolĭsâ môk!) |
| Christmas greetings | រីករាយថ្ងៃបុណ្យណូអែល ហើយសួស្ដីឆ្នាំថ្មី (rikréay thngey bŏn no’êl haeuy suŏsdei chhnéam thmi) |
| Easter greetings | រីករាយថ្ងៃបុណ្យប៉ាក (rikréay thngey bŏnyabâk) |
| Birthday greetings | រីករាយថ្ងៃខួបកំណើត (rikréay thngey khuŏb kâmnaeut) |
| Congratulations! | អបអរសាទរ! (abaarsatr!) |
| One language is never enough | ភាសាតែមួយមិនដែលគ្រប់គ្រាន់ទេ (phéasa têmuŏy mĭn dêl krôbâkréan té) |
| My hovercraft is full of eels | សុទ្ធតែអន្ទង់ពេញទូកហោះយើង (sŏtth tê ’ântông pénh tuk haoh yeung) |
Corrections by Chhieng Yuth (យុទ្ធ ឈាង)
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Information about Khmer | Phrases | Numbers | Family words | Tower of Babel | 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
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