Khmer Language
thank you (to a monk)
ah preach kgun
thank you
ahkgun
yes (male)
baht
turn left
bawt chveng
turn right
bawt sdam
take the right after the next
bawt sdam plan moi tiet
take the next right
bawt sdam plao muk
pronoun, a little older than you
bong
male pronoun
bros
they
bu(ak) kgei
much/many
charan
dog
chgai
name
chmuah
far
chngai
to like
cholchet
stop
chop
hello (formal)
chum reap sua
goodbye (formal)
chum riab lia
chnganh
delicious
yes (to a monk)
gana
yes (female)
jah
yes I have eaten rice
jah nyam hauy
to want
jawng (ban)
near/close
jit
and you?
jo ne(ak) vwənh?
and how are you?
jo neak sok sabai tdei
he/she (older than you)
kgo'at
white noodles
kgoitdiu
place
kgənlai(ng)
I
knyom
I am not fine
knyom aht so(k) sabai tdei
my name is...
knyom chmuah...
I know the road
knyom skoal plao(v)
I am fine
knyom so(k) sabai
I go to the old market
knyom tdao psa jas.
I'm lost
knyom vwong vweing plao(v)
goodbye (informal)
lia [sən] hauy
sir
lok
male teacher
lok kru
to come from
maok (pi)
yellow noodles
mee
to have
mien
aunt
ming
one more
moi tiet
it's ok (in response to I'm sorry)
mun ai tde
you're welcome/never mind
mən ai tdei
yet
nau
I have not eaten rice yet
nau tde
how are you?
ne(ak) so(k) sabai dte?
you
neak
ma'am (and married women)
neak srei
female teacher
nek kru
to speak
nityeay
eat/drink
nyam
have you eaten rice yet?
nyam bai nau?
pronoun, younger than you
pa'on lohn
road
plaov
market
psa
home/house
ptea
uncle
pu/bu
bai
rice
night
rietdray
good night
rietdray sua sdai
school
sala rian
to know (for a place or person)
skgoal
have a good day/all the best
sok sbai
please stop here
som chop dtini
please repeat that again
som madonna tdeat
female pronoun
srei
small river
stəng
to ask
su(a)
hello (informal)
sua sdai
sorry/excuse me
sum tdho(m)
grandfather
tda
what? (I don't understand, to people your own age)
tda mui(ch)
how old are you?
tdao neak ahyu bən mahn?
what is your name?
tdao neak chmuah əvwai?
what country are you from?
tdao neak mao(k) pi protdei na?
what state are you from?
tdao neak mao(k) pi roat na?
go straight
tdao tdrong
to go (to)
tdao(v)
water
tdek
here
tdini
there
tdinu
fish
tdrai
go back/turn around
tdrolawb tdao vəny
I want to go to school
Knyom jawng tdao sala rian
I come from America
Knyom mao(k) pi Amerik
grandmother
(j)yei(g)
to drink
(p)hət
to need
trao (kga)
hello (to a monk)
tvay bongkghum
goodbye (to a monk)
tvay bongkghum lia
to do
tvweu
it (he/she, younger, close friends)
vwia
slow down
yjeut yjeut
we
yueng
to understand
yul
ok (I understand)
yul prohm
what
əvwai