Khmer Basics

SFS Cambodia CL

chom reap sua

hello (formal)

susadei

hello (informal)

arun susadei

good morning

ti-vea susadei

good afternoon

sai yon susadei

good evening

rea trey susadei

good night

chom reap lea

good bye (formal)

lea sin heuy

good bye (informal)

tau neak sok sabay te?

how are you?

Knyom sok sabay

I am well/fine

knyom ort sok sabay te

I am not fine

Tau neak chmua avai?

What is your name?

knyom chmua ____

my name is ____

Tau neak nyam bay nov?

Have you eaten yet?

Jah

yes (female)

Baht

yes (male)

jah, knyom nyam heuy

yes, I have already eaten

orkoun

thank you

Ort taan nyam

I have not eaten yet

knyom khlean khlang

I am hungry

Jos neak vingh?

how about you?

Aht jai srai

excuse me

ort toh

pardon me

som toh

sorry

taeu ban-tub teuk nov na?

where is the bathroom?

kdao nas

too hot

tra jak nas

too cold

knyom ro-ngea

I feel cold

knyom hort

I am tired

heuy nov?

are you ready?

toas tov

let’s go

teu neak ayuk bon mean?

how old are you?

knyom ayuk mopei chhnam

I am 20 years old

Neak

you

Neak kru

teacher (female)

Lok kru

teacher (male)

Bong

elder

P’oun

younger

ta-ma-da ta-ma-da

I am normal/ok

bay

rice

huey nov?

are you ready?

lok bong

monk (younger)

lok ta

monk (elder)

tvai bonkum

hello (to a monk)

ganah

yes/I (to a monk)

ah preah kun

thank you (to a monk)

tvay bonkum lea

goodbye (to a monk)

s’bauey!

Bless you!

orkoun chran

thank you very much

chran

a lot/many

moi

1

pi

2

bai

3

boun

4

prahm

5

prahm moi

6

prahm pi

7

prahm bai

8

prahm boun

9

dob

10

mopei

20

sahmsep

30

saisep

40

hasep

50

hoksep

60

jetsap

70

baitsep

80

kaosep

90

roi

hundred

poan

thousand

muun

ten thousands

ah tyea srei

excuse me

ort toh

pardon me

som toh

sorry

ban-tub rean

classroom

rean

to study

knyom trav-ka touv ban tub teuk

I need to use the bathroom

knyom dou kneah!

me too!

loi

money

neak mean loi ort?

do you have money?

tlai bon maan?

how much does it cost?

moi maan?

how much does one cost?

ah ni aykey?

what is it?

ni ku chea avai?

what is it?

robos

to belong to

ch’ngaan

yummy/delicious

sien

hundred thousand

bort chvei

turn left

bort sdam

turn right

tauv trong

go straight

chhop

stop

ti nih

here

ti nuh

there

tro-laob kroey vingh

go back

jong toav na?

where do you want to go?

ort toan huey

not ready yet

joan/jong

to want

toav

to go

sala rean

school

psah

market