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