Learn Khmer ten words at a time
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Ten short games: the 102 most useful Khmer words and expressions you could live on for years, from greetings and ordering food to numbers, small talk and getting around. Play a lesson in the box beside its words, and the next one starts itself.
Greetings and politeness
Hello, please, thank you, sorry: the ten openers everything else builds on.
- แแแแถแแแฝแchum-reap SUOR
- Hello
- แขแแปแแแฝแแแแธa-run suos-DEY
- Good morning
- แแถแแแแแ แแฝแแแแธsa-YON suos-DEY
- Good evening
- แแแแถแแแถchum-reap LEA
- Goodbye
- แแฝแแแแแถแแแแแแแแjuop knea pel kraoy
- See you
- แแผแSOHM
- Please
- แขแแแปแor-KUN
- Thank you
- แขแแแขแธแแot EY teh
- You're welcome
- แแปแแแแsom TOHS
- Sorry
- แแผแแขแแแแแแsohm a-PHEY tohs
- Excuse me
- แแธแแแถแแแแแแถแแแแแถแแแขแแแreek-REAY dael baan SKOAL neak
- Nice to meet you
Order anything by pointing
I would like, this one, how much, the bill: survive any counter or menu.
- แแแแปแแ แแแแถแ...khnyom chong BAAN
- I would like...
- แแฝแแแแmuoy NIH
- This one
- แแแแแแแปแแแแถแ?thlai pon-MAAN
- How much is it?
- แแปแแแทแแแปแsom kit LUY
- The bill, please
- แแแแแถแdaoy KAAT
- By card
- แแถแแถแ แแแแแถแแchea sach-PRAK
- In cash
- แแนแtuk
- Water
- แแถแ แแแkaa-FEH
- Coffee
- แแtae
- Tea
- แแแแถแแแsraa-BIA
- Beer
- แแปแแแถแแ...kom DAK
- Without...
Yes, no and the essentials
The small words that carry half of every conversation, and the ones that rescue it.
- แแถแbaat
- Yes
- แแteh
- No
- แแถแbaan
- Okay
- แแแแปแแแทแแแแแแkhnyom min yol teh
- I don't understand
- แแพแขแแแแแทแแถแแแถแแถแขแแแแแแแแแ?tae neak ni-YEAY phea-saa ang-KLEH teh
- Do you speak English?
- แแผแแแทแแถแแแแแแแแsohm ni-YEAY m-dong TIAT
- Can you repeat that?
- แแผแแแทแแถแแแบแแsohm ni-YEAY yeut YEUT
- Slowly, please
- แแแแแถแขแแแธ?nih chea a-VEY
- What is this?
- แแแแปแแแแแผแแแถแ...khnyom trov-KAA
- I need...
- แแพแขแแแแขแถแ แแฝแแแแแปแแแถแแแ?tae neak aach chuoy khnyom baan teh
- Can you help me?
Counting to ten
One to ten, for prices, platforms, rooms and how many beers.
- แแฝแmuoy
- One
- แแธแpii
- Two
- แแธbei
- Three
- แแฝแbuon
- Four
- แแแแถแpram
- Five
- แแแแถแแแฝแpram-MUOY
- Six
- แแแแถแแแธแpram-PII
- Seven
- แแแแถแแแธpram-BEI
- Eight
- แแแแถแแแฝแpram-BUON
- Nine
- แแแdop
- Ten
Shops and hotels
Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk.
- แแถแ...แแ?mien ... teh
- Do you have...?
- ...แแ แฏแแถ?nov ae NAA
- Where is...?
- แแพแbaek
- Open
- แแทแbet
- Closed
- แแแแแแแ?yok THONG teh
- A bag?
- แแแแแแแthlai PEK
- Too expensive
- แแแแปแแแถแแแแแแปแkhnyom baan kok TOK
- I have a reservation
- แแฝแแแถแแแขแถแ แถแแแแแแแแนแแแ?ruom teang a-haa pel-PRUK teh
- Is breakfast included?
- แแแแแแแแถแแแแแถแแ แแแถแแแบแขแแแธ?lek sam-NGAT wai-fai keu a-VEY
- What's the wifi password?
- แแแแปแแขแถแ ...แแถแแแ?khnyom aach ... baan teh
- Can I...?
Cafe and restaurant
A table, the menu, what you cannot eat, and a compliment to the kitchen.
- แแปแแแแแถแแแแธแแแถแแtok sam-rap pii NEAK
- A table for two
- แแปแแแพแแแแบแแปแsom meul meu-NUY
- The menu, please
- แแถแแขแแแธแแแแถแแ?mien a-vey CHNGANH
- What do you recommend?
- แแแแปแแแทแแแแถแ...แแkhnyom min nyam ... teh
- I don't eat...
- แแแแปแแแแแแทแแแแแแนแ...khnyom pra-te-KAM neung
- I'm allergic to...
- แแถแ แsach
- Meat
- แแถแ แแแถแแsach MOAN
- Chicken
- แแแแธtrey
- Fish
- แแแแถแแแแถแแchnganh NAS
- It's delicious
- แแแแแฝแ!chol MUOY
- Cheers
Meeting people
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes.
- แแปแแแแแแถแแแ?sok sa-BAAY teh
- How are you?
- แแแแปแแแปแแแแแแถแ แขแแแปแkhnyom sok sa-BAAY, or-KUN
- I'm fine, thanks
- แ แปแแขแแแแแทแ?choh neak VINH
- And you?
- แแพแขแแแแแแแแแขแแแธ?tae neak chmuah a-VEY
- What's your name?
- แแแแปแแแแแแ...khnyom CHMUAH
- My name is...
- แแพแขแแแแแแแธแแถ?tae neak mok pii NAA
- Where are you from?
- แแแแปแแแแแธ...khnyom mok PII
- I'm from...
- แแแแปแแ แผแแ แทแแแkhnyom chol CHET
- I like it
- แแแขแถแแแถแแs'aat NAS
- It's beautiful
- แแผแแแแแถแแแแsohm svaa-KUM
- Welcome
Getting around
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet.
- แแแแแแแแ แฏแแถ?bong-KON nov ae NAA
- Where is the toilet?
- แแพแแ ...แแแถแแแแแ ?tae tov ... yang MECH
- How do I get to...?
- แแแแแแแแbot CHVENG
- To the left
- แแแแแแแถแbot STAM
- To the right
- แแ แแแแแtov TRONG
- Straight ahead
- แแ แแธแแแnov tii NIH
- Here
- แแแแถแแธแแแแแแแแพแsthaa-nii rot-PHLEUNG
- Train station
- แกแถแแแแแปแlaan KRONG
- Bus
- แแแแแถแแแแแแ แแpro-lien yun-HOH
- Airport
- แแปแแแแแปแแแแแฝแsom som-BOT muoy
- One ticket, please
Time and days
Now, later, tomorrow, what time it opens and one moment please.
- แฅแกแผแแแแey-luv NIH
- Now
- แแแแแแแแpel KRAOY
- Later
- แแแแแแแthngai NIH
- Today
- แแแแแแแขแแthngai S'AEK |
- Tomorrow
- แแแแแแyop NIH
- Tonight
- แแแแแถ?pel NAA
- When?
- แแพแแแแแแแแปแแแแถแ?baek maong pon-MAAN
- What time does it open?
- แแผแแแแแ แถแแแแแแทแ sohm rong-CHAM bon-TECH
- One moment, please
- แแถแแธnea-TII
- Minutes
- แแแแmaong
- Hours
Help and emergencies
The words you hope to never need.
- แแฝแแแ!chuoy PHONG
- Help!
- แแฝแแ แ แแแแผแแแแแchuoy hav kruu-PET
- Call a doctor
- แแแผแแธแpo-LEES
- Police
- แฑแแแแแแถแaw-sot-STHAAN
- Pharmacy
- แแแแแธแแแแแแmun-TEER PET-yuh
- Hospital
- แแแแปแแแแแแแแแแแผแkhnyom vung-VENG phlov
- I'm lost
- แแแแปแแแทแแแแแฝแแแแแฝแแแkhnyom min sruol KHLUON teh
- I don't feel well
- แแแแฝแ แแถแแแ แพแkee luoch BAT haey
- It was stolen
- แแแแแถแแแแธแแแแแถแแnih chea ka-ra-nii bon-TOAN
- It's an emergency
- แแปแแแแแปแแแแแถแแแฏแtuk khnyom m-neak AENG
- Leave me alone