Khmer

19 Khmer phrases for greetings and everyday courtesy, from Hello (សួស្តី) to Good luck (សូមឱ្យអ្នកមានសំណាង).

Hello

សួស្តី, pronounced sua-SDEI

Good morning

អរុណសួស្តី, pronounced a-RUN sua-SDEI

Good evening

សាយ័ណ្ហសួស្តី, pronounced sa-YAN sua-SDEI

Good night

រាត្រីសួស្តី, pronounced RA-tri sua-SDEI

How are you?

តើអ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ?, pronounced TAE ne-AK sok-sa-BAY te

I'm fine, thank you

ខ្ញុំសុខសប្បាយ, អរគុណ, pronounced kh-NYOM sok-sa-BAY, a-KUN

What is your name?

តើអ្នកឈ្មោះអ្វី?, pronounced TAE ne-AK chhmuoh a-VEI

My name is...

ខ្ញុំឈ្មោះ..., pronounced kh-NYOM chhmuoh...

Nice to meet you

រីករាយណាស់ដែលបានជួបអ្នក, pronounced rik-REAY nas DAL ban JOUP ne-AK

Please

សូម, pronounced SOM

Thank you

អរគុណ, pronounced a-KUN

You're welcome

មិនអីទេ, pronounced min-EI-te

Yes

បាទ/ចាស, pronounced BAT/CHAS

No

ទេ, pronounced TE

Excuse me

សូមទោស, pronounced SOM-tos

Sorry

សូមទោស, pronounced SOM-tos

Goodbye

លាហើយ, pronounced LIA-hey

See you later

ជួបគ្នាពេលក្រោយ, pronounced JOUP knea pel KRAOY

Good luck

សូមឱ្យអ្នកមានសំណាង, pronounced SOM oy ne-AK mean som-NANG

20 Khmer phrases for getting around, from Where is the hotel? (សណ្ឋាគារនៅឯណា?) to Ticket (សំបុត្រ).

Where is the hotel?

សណ្ឋាគារនៅឯណា?, pronounced san-THA-gar now ae-NA

How much does this cost?

តម្លៃប៉ុន្មាន?, pronounced tam-LAI pon-MAN

Where is the airport?

អាកាសយានដ្ឋាននៅឯណា?, pronounced a-KAS-ya-nan now ae-NA

I need a taxi

ខ្ញុំត្រូវការតាក់ស៊ី, pronounced kh-NYOM trov-KA TAK-si

How far is it?

វាឆ្ងាយប៉ុន្មាន?, pronounced VEA chhngay pon-MAN

Turn left

បត់ទៅខាងឆ្វេង, pronounced bat TOW khang CHHVENG

Turn right

បត់ទៅខាងស្តាំ, pronounced bat TOW khang SDAM

Straight ahead

ទៅត្រង់, pronounced TOW TRONG

I'm lost

ខ្ញុំវង្វេង, pronounced kh-NYOM VONG-veng

Train station

ស្ថានីយ៍រថភ្លើង, pronounced stha-NEI rot-PHLEUNG

Bus stop

ចំណតឡាន, pronounced cham-NOT LAN

I want to go to...

ខ្ញុំចង់ទៅ..., pronounced kh-NYOM chong TOW...

Do you speak English?

អ្នកនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ?, pronounced ne-AK ni-YAY PHEA-sa ong-KLES te

I don't understand

ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ទេ, pronounced kh-NYOM min-YOL-te

Can you help me?

តើអ្នកអាចជួយខ្ញុំបានទេ?, pronounced TAE ne-AK ach JOWY kh-NYOM ban-TE

Police

នគរបាល, pronounced na-KOR-bol

Hospital

មន្ទីរពេទ្យ, pronounced mon-TEI-pet

Pharmacy

ហាងឱសថ, pronounced hang AO-sat

Passport

លិខិតឆ្លងដែន, pronounced li-KHET chhlang-DEN

Ticket

សំបុត្រ, pronounced som-BOT

20 Khmer phrases for eating and drinking, from I'm hungry (ខ្ញុំឃ្លាន) to Fish (ត្រី).

I'm hungry

ខ្ញុំឃ្លាន, pronounced kh-NYOM KHLEN

I'm thirsty

ខ្ញុំស្រេកទឹក, pronounced kh-NYOM srek-TUK

The menu please

សូមមេនូ, pronounced SOM me-NU

Water

ទឹក, pronounced TUK

Rice

បាយ, pronounced BAY

Delicious

ឆ្ងាញ់, pronounced CHHNGANH

I am vegetarian

ខ្ញុំញ៉ាំអាហារបួស, pronounced kh-NYOM nyam a-HAR BOWS

Not spicy please

សូមមិនដាក់ម្រេចច្រើន, pronounced SOM min-DAK mrech CHRAEN

The bill please

សូមគិតប្រាក់, pronounced SOM kit-PRAK

A table for two

តុសម្រាប់ពីរនាក់, pronounced to sam-RAP pir-NEAK

Breakfast

អាហារព្រឹក, pronounced a-HAR PROUK

Lunch

អាហារថ្ងៃត្រង់, pronounced a-HAR thngai-TRONG

Dinner

អាហារពេលល្ងាច, pronounced a-HAR pel LNGACH

Coffee

កាហ្វេ, pronounced ka-VE

Tea

តែ, pronounced TAE

Bread

នំប័ុង, pronounced nom-PONG

Chicken

សាច់មាន់, pronounced sach-MOAN

Vegetables

បន្លែ, pronounced bon-LAE

Fruit

ផ្លែឈើ, pronounced plae-CHHEU

Fish

ត្រី, pronounced TREY

15 Khmer phrases for emergencies and health, from Help! (ជួយផង!) to I've been robbed (ខ្ញុំត្រូវបានប្លន់).

Help!

ជួយផង!, pronounced JOWY phong

Call the police!

ហៅនគរបាល!, pronounced how na-KOR-bol

I need a doctor

ខ្ញុំត្រូវការវេជ្ជបណ្ឌិត, pronounced kh-NYOM trov-KA VECH-bon-dit

Fire!

ភ្លើងឆេះ!, pronounced PHLEUNG-chhe

Thief!

ចោរ!, pronounced CHAOR

I'm sick

ខ្ញុំឈឺ, pronounced kh-NYOM CHHEU

I'm injured

ខ្ញុំរបួស, pronounced kh-NYOM ro-BOUS

Emergency

អាសន្ន, pronounced a-SON

Ambulance

រថយន្តសង្គ្រោះបន្ទាន់, pronounced rot-YON song-KROH bon-TAN

I've lost my wallet

ខ្ញុំបាត់កាបូប, pronounced kh-NYOM bat KA-bop

I need help

ខ្ញុំត្រូវការជំនួយ, pronounced kh-NYOM trov-KA jom-NUOY

Where is the hospital?

មន្ទីរពេទ្យនៅឯណា?, pronounced mon-TEI-pet now ae-NA

It's urgent

វាបន្ទាន់, pronounced VEA bon-TAN

Leave me alone

ទុកខ្ញុំម្នាក់ឯង, pronounced TOK kh-NYOM mneak-AENG

I've been robbed

ខ្ញុំត្រូវបានប្លន់, pronounced kh-NYOM trov-BAN PLON

14 Khmer phrases for work and money, from I have a meeting (ខ្ញុំមានប្រជុំ) to Let's sign the contract (តោះចុះហត្ថលេខាលើកិច្ចសន្យា).

I have a meeting

ខ្ញុំមានប្រជុំ, pronounced kh-NYOM mean pra-CHUM

Nice to meet you

រីករាយណាស់ដែលបានជួបអ្នក, pronounced rik-REAY nas DAL ban JOUP ne-AK

Here is my business card

នេះជាកាតអាជីវកម្មរបស់ខ្ញុំ, pronounced NIH jea KAT a-JIV-kam ro-BOS kh-NYOM

Let's schedule a meeting

តោះកំណត់ពេលប្រជុំ, pronounced TOH kom-NOT pel pra-CHUM

I'll send you an email

ខ្ញុំនឹងផ្ញើអ៊ីម៉ែលទៅអ្នក, pronounced kh-NYOM nung phnaeu i-MEL tow ne-AK

What is your budget?

តើថវិការបស់អ្នកប៉ុន្មាន?, pronounced TAE tha-VI-ka ro-BOS ne-AK pon-MAN

Invoice

វិក្កយបត្រ, pronounced vek-KA-ya-bat

Contract

កិច្ចសន្យា, pronounced kech-son-YA

Deadline

ថ្ងៃផុតកំណត់, pronounced thngai PHOT kom-NOT

Partnership

ភាពជាដៃគូ, pronounced PHIEP jea dai-KU

Thank you for your time

អរគុណចំពោះពេលវេលារបស់អ្នក, pronounced a-KUN chom-PHOS pel-VE-la ro-BOS ne-AK

I'll get back to you

ខ្ញុំនឹងទំនាក់ទំនងអ្នកវិញ, pronounced kh-NYOM nung tom-NAK-tom-NONG ne-AK vinh

Can we negotiate?

តើយើងអាចចរចារបានទេ?, pronounced TAE yeung ach cha-RA-cha ban-TE

Let's sign the contract

តោះចុះហត្ថលេខាលើកិច្ចសន្យា, pronounced TOH chos hat-LE-kha leu kech-son-YA

20 Khmer phrases for numbers, days and time, from One (មួយ) to Friday (ថ្ងៃសុក្រ).

One

មួយ, pronounced MUOY

Two

ពីរ, pronounced PIR

Three

បី, pronounced BEI

Four

បួន, pronounced BOUN

Five

ប្រាំ, pronounced PRAM

Six

ប្រាំមួយ, pronounced PRAM-muoy

Seven

ប្រាំពីរ, pronounced PRAM-pir

Eight

ប្រាំបី, pronounced PRAM-bei

Nine

ប្រាំបួន, pronounced PRAM-boun

Ten

ដប់, pronounced DOP

Twenty

ម្ភៃ, pronounced MPHAI

Fifty

ហាសិប, pronounced HA-sep

One hundred

មួយរយ, pronounced MUOY ROY

One thousand

មួយពាន់, pronounced MUOY POAN

What time is it?

ម៉ោងប៉ុន្មានហើយ?, pronounced MAONG pon-MAN hey

Today

ថ្ងៃនេះ, pronounced thngai-NIH

Tomorrow

ថ្ងៃស្អែក, pronounced thngai-s-AEK

Yesterday

ម្សិលមិញ, pronounced m-SIL-minh

Monday

ថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ, pronounced thngai CHAN

Friday

ថ្ងៃសុក្រ, pronounced thngai SOK

house

ផ្ទះ, pronounced ptéah

water

ទឹក, pronounced TUK

bread

នំប៉័ង, pronounced nom pang

time

ពេលវេលា, pronounced peil vei-la

person

មនុស្ស, pronounced mo-nuh

day

ថ្ងៃ, pronounced tngai

road / way

ផ្លូវ, pronounced phlov

work

ការងារ, pronounced ka-ngear

money

លុយ, pronounced luy

city

ក្រុង, pronounced krong

school

សាលារៀន, pronounced sa-la rien

book

សៀវភៅ, pronounced siev phow

name

ឈ្មោះ, pronounced chhmuoh

child

កូន, pronounced kon

friend

មិត្ត, pronounced mit

food

អាហារ, pronounced a-har

language

ភាសា, pronounced phea-sa

earth / land

ដី, pronounced dei

hand

ដៃ, pronounced dai

dog

ឆ្កែ, pronounced chkae

woman

ស្ត្រី, pronounced SDREY

food

ម្ហូប, pronounced MHOB

sea

សមុទ្រ, pronounced sa-MUT

mountain

ភ្នំ, pronounced PHNOM

forest

ព្រៃ, pronounced PREY

sun

ព្រះអាទិត្យ, pronounced PREAH-a-dit

night

យប់, pronounced YUP

family

គ្រួសារ, pronounced KRUA-sar

love

ស្នេហ៍, pronounced SNEH

music

តន្ត្រី, pronounced TON-drey

peace

សន្តិភាព, pronounced san-di-PHEP

heart

បេះដូង, pronounced beh-DONG

year

ឆ្នាំ, pronounced CHNAM

to be

ជា, pronounced chea

to go

ទៅ, pronounced tov

to come

មក, pronounced mok

to speak

និយាយ, pronounced ni-yay

to eat

ញុំា, pronounced nyam

to drink

ផឹក, pronounced pheuk

to see

មើល, pronounced meul

to know

ដឹង, pronounced doeng

to want

ចង់, pronounced jong

to give

ឲ្យ, pronounced aoy

to take

យក, pronounced yok

to do

ធ្វើ, pronounced tveu

to think

គិត, pronounced kit

to live

រស់, pronounced roh

to read

អាន, pronounced an

to write

សរសេរ, pronounced sor-sei

to work

ធ្វើការ, pronounced tveu ka

to help

ជួយ, pronounced chuoy

to find

រក, pronounced rok

to hold

កាន់, pronounced kan

to eat

ញ៉ាំ, pronounced NYAM

to sleep

គេង, pronounced KENG

to hear

ឮ, pronounced LEU

to love

ស្រលាញ់, pronounced sro-LANY

to understand

យល់, pronounced YOL

to stand

ឈរ, pronounced CHOR

to sit

អង្គុយ, pronounced ang-KUY

to run

រត់, pronounced RUT

to play

លេង, pronounced LENG

good

ល្អ, pronounced la-or

bad

អាក្រក់, pronounced a-krok

big

ធំ, pronounced thom

small

តូច, pronounced toch

new

ថ្មី, pronounced thmei

old

ចាស់, pronounced chas

beautiful

សស្អាត, pronounced sa-saat

fast

លឿន, pronounced loeun

slow

យឺត, pronounced yeut

long / tall

វែង, pronounced vaeng

short

ខ្លី, pronounced khli

warm / hot

ក្តៅ, pronounced kdav

cold

រងា, pronounced rong-ea

strong

រឹង, pronounced roeng

easy

ងាយ, pronounced ngeay

difficult

ពិបាក, pronounced pi-bak

important

សំខាន់, pronounced som-khan

interesting

គួរឲ្យចាប់អារម្មណ៍, pronounced kuor aoy chap a-rom

happy

សប្បាយ, pronounced sab-bay

expensive

ថ្លៃ, pronounced thlai

white

ស, pronounced SAW

black

ខ្មៅ, pronounced KHMAU

red

ក្រហម, pronounced kra-HOM

blue

ខៀវ, pronounced KHIEV

heavy

ធ្ងន់, pronounced THNON

light / easy

ស្រាល, pronounced SRAL

strong

ខ្លាំង, pronounced KHLANG

cold

ត្រជាក់, pronounced tra-JEAK

beautiful / clean

ស្អាត, pronounced S'AT

now

ឥឡូវ, pronounced ei-lov

today

ថ្ងៃនេះ, pronounced thngai-NIH

tomorrow

ថ្ងៃស្អែក, pronounced thngai-s-AEK

yesterday

ម្សិលមិញ, pronounced m-SIL-minh

here

នៅទីនេះ, pronounced nov ti nih

there

នៅទីនោះ, pronounced nov ti noh

quickly

លឿនៗ, pronounced loeun loeun

slowly

យឺតៗ, pronounced yeut yeut

well

ល្អ, pronounced la-or

very

ខ្លាំង, pronounced KHLANG

also / too

ដែរ, pronounced dae

not / no

ទេ, pronounced TE

yes

បាទ / ចាស, pronounced bat / chas

already

រួចហើយ, pronounced ruoch haey

still / yet

នៅឡើយ, pronounced nov laoy

only / just

តែ, pronounced TAE

really

ពិតជា, pronounced pit chea

a lot

ច្រើន, pronounced craen

a little

តិច, pronounced tech

immediately

ភ្លាមៗ, pronounced phlam phlam

but

ប៉ុន្តែ, pronounced pon-TAE

and

និង, pronounced NEUNG

very

ខ្លាំងណាស់, pronounced khlang-NAS

a little

បន្តិច, pronounced bon-TIT

always

តែងតែ, pronounced TAENG-tae

never

មិនដែល, pronounced min-DAEL

often

ជាញឹកញាប់, pronounced jea-NYUK-nyap

sometimes

ម្តងម្កាល, pronounced mdong-m-KAL

still / yet

នៅ, pronounced NAU

therefore / so

ដូច្នេះ, pronounced doch-NEH

perhaps / maybe

ប្រហែល, pronounced pro-HAEL