The Khmer course
Learn Khmer ten words at a time
แแแแแ
Ten games of ten words: the hundred 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.
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Khmer ยท Lesson 1 of 10
Greetings and politeness
Hello, thanks, please: the ten openers everything else builds on.
- แแฝแแแแธSOOS-day
- Hello
- แ แแHEY
- Hi
- แขแแปแแแฝแแแแธa-RUN-soos-day
- Good morning
- แแถแแแแธแแฝแแแแธREA-tree-soos-day
- Good night
- แขแแแปแแ แแแพแแแถแแor-KUN-jran-NAS
- Thank you very much
- แขแแแปแor-KUN
- Thanks
- แแทแแขแธแแmin-EY-teh
- You're welcome
- แแผแSOHM
- Please
- แแผแแแแsohm-TOHS
- Excuse me
- แแถแ แพแLIA-hoy
- Goodbye
Khmer ยท Lesson 2 of 10
Order anything by pointing
One beer please, one of these please, the bill: survive any menu.
- แแถแ แแแbeer แแฝแ แแผแbaan bier mooy SOHM
- One beer, please
- แฒแแแแฝแแแแแแแแ แแผแay MOOY rub-SAH neh SOHM
- One of these, please
- แแถแ แแถแ แแแ แแฝแ แแผแbaan ka-FEH mooy SOHM
- One coffee, please
- แ แแธแ แแผแrah PIR SOHM
- Two, please
- แแฝแแแแ แแผแmooy TEE-ut SOHM
- One more, please
- แแแแแแแแปแแแแถแ?TUM-lie PUN-man
- How much is it?
- แแแแถ แแผแgun-uh-NAH SOHM
- The bill, please
- แแแแแแแแแถแแแ แพแGRUB-GRAN hoy
- That's everything
- แแแแแฝแ!chol MOO-ay
- Cheers!
- แแปแแแถแแแแขsok-kha-PHEAP la-OR
- Bless you
Khmer ยท Lesson 3 of 10
Yes, no and the essentials
The tiny words that carry half of every conversation.
- แแถแBAAT
- Yes
- แแTEH
- No
- แแถแ แแแแแ แพแDACH DUN-HUM
- Okay
- แแแแถแโแแแแ แถKMEAN BAN-uh
- Sure, no problem
- แแแแปแ แแทแ แแนแkhnum min DUNG
- I don't know
- แแแแปแ แแทแ แแแkhnum min YURL
- I don't understand
- แฏแ แแทแแถแ แแถแแถ ะฐะฝะณะปะธะน แแถแ แแแ?eng ni-YAY PHIA-suh ANG-lish baan dae
- Do you speak English?
- แแแแ แแแแmung MUNG
- A little
- แ แแแถแแแแแแแแพแCHBAP rub-SAH yung
- Of course
- แแแแแแแแถแแแแขGRUB-YANG luh
- Everything is fine
Khmer ยท Lesson 4 of 10
Numbers and money
Counting, prices, paying by card or cash.
- แแฝแMOOY
- One
- แแธแPIR
- Two
- แแธBEE
- Three
- แแถแแDAP
- Ten
- แแRAY
- One hundred
- แแแREE-ul
- Riel
- แแแแพแแถแPRUE KAHT
- By card
- แแทแแแแแถแแvil PRAHK
- In cash
- แแแแTLIE
- Expensive
- แ แแแrah THOAK
- Cheap
Khmer ยท Lesson 5 of 10
At the supermarket
Bread, milk, a bag, nothing else thanks: the checkout routine.
- แแแแแNUM-beng
- Bread
- แแแแผแSTOONG
- Milk
- แแธแCHEES
- Cheese
- แแนแDOUK
- Water
- แแ?THUNG
- A bag?
- แแถแ...?MAHN
- Do you have...?
- แแถแ แแ...?THAHN nuh
- Where is...?
- แแแNEH
- This one
- แแทแแแถแ แแแmin MAHN tee-ut
- Nothing else
- แแแแแแแขTHNGAI LUH
- Have a nice day
Khmer ยท Lesson 6 of 10
Cafe and restaurant
A table, the menu, a compliment to the kitchen.
- แแแถแ แ แแแพแ แแแแแถแแ แแธแmy JUNG sum-RAP PIR
- A table for two
- แแแนแ แแผแMAYK SOHM
- The menu, please
- แแถแ แแถแ แแแ แแฝแ แแแแผแ แแผแbaan ka-FEH MOOY DUM-boo SOHM
- One espresso
- แแแแถ แแถแ แแแ แแฝแ แแผแsrah baan KAY MOOY SOHM
- A glass of wine
- แแถแ แแแ แแแแแถแแ แแฝแbaan ser TROKE MOOY
- Draft beer
- แแแแธแแแTREE REENG
- Grilled fish
- แแแข แแถแแLUH NAS
- It's delicious
- แแทแ แแถแ แแนแ แแmin MAHN douk KUK
- Without ice
- แแทแ แแ แแพแTHIN tuh LUK
- To take away
- แแแแแถ แแแแถแแ แแแแถแแRUKSAA PRAHK STUP
- Keep the change
Khmer ยท Lesson 7 of 10
Small talk and neighbors
How are you, nice day, see you soon: superficial and proud of it.
- แแแแแ แแแแ แแแ แแแแ แขแแแ?SUM-tah rub-SAH LUK
- How are you? (formal)
- แฏแ แแแข แแแ?eng LUH dae
- How are you? (casual)
- แแแขLUH
- I'm fine
- แฏแ แแทแ?eng SIN
- And you?
- แแถแ แขแแแธ แแแแธ?MAHN ah-vuh TMEY
- What's new?
- แฐแ แแแข แแแแ แแแung LUH THNGAI NEH
- Nice weather, huh?
- แแฝแ แแแแถ แแแแ แแแแแCHUP KNEA THNGAI KROY
- See you soon
- แแแข แแแ แแถแแแแธLUH DALE REALITY
- Have a nice evening
- แฑแแ แแถแแแแแแแแ แแแแฝแ แแแ แแแแฝแ แแแแ แฏแay PAK-ya TLUNG DUL GRUAS rub-SAH eng
- Say hi to the family
- แแแแผแ แแแข แแแแปแSTOOCH LUH BUM-FOT
- All the best
Khmer ยท Lesson 8 of 10
Getting around
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet.
- แแถแแแแ แแถแแ แแแ?THAHN NEAK chun DEL
- Where is the toilet?
- แแแแแCHVENG
- Left
- แแแแถแSTAHM
- Right
- แแแแแถแแ แแแแแDUNG-VAK TRUNG
- Straight ahead
- แแ แแธแแแnuh TEE-NEH
- Here
- แฏแแถay-NAH
- There
- แกแถแLAN
- Bus
- แแแแถแแธแ แแนแ แแแแ แพแSTAH-nee DIK bung-HUY
- Train station
- แแแแปแแแ แแฝแ แแผแSUM-but MOOY SOHM
- One ticket, please
- แแแ แแ แแธแแแ แแผแCHUP nuh TEE-NEH SOHM
- Stop here, please
Khmer ยท Lesson 9 of 10
Time and days
Today, tomorrow, later, the weekend.
- แแแแ แแแTHNGAI NEH
- Today
- แแแแ แแแแแTHNGAI KROY
- Tomorrow
- แแแแทแ แแทแMSUL MIN
- Yesterday
- แฅแกแผแay-LOH
- Now
- แแแแแ แแแถแแKROY MAK
- Later
- แแแแ แแแปแแแแถแ?MONG PUN-MAN
- What time is it?
- แแแแแ แแแแTHNGAI CHUN
- Monday
- แแแแแแ แแTHNGAI SOU
- Saturday
- แแแแแขแถแแทแแแTHNGAI AH-DEE-TRY
- Sunday
- แแแ้ฑๆซCHUP WEEK-END
- The weekend
Khmer ยท Lesson 10 of 10
Help and emergencies
The words you hope to never need.
- แแแแพแ!CHRUS
- Help!
- แ แ แแแแผแ HAW VEH-THOOS
- Call a doctor
- แแแผแแธแpo-LEES
- Police
- แแแแแถแ แแถแAH-stahn TAHM
- Pharmacy
- แแแแแธแแแแแแmun-TEER PET-yuh
- Hospital
- แแแแปแ แแแแถแแ แแแแปแkhnum PLASH KRUM
- I'm lost
- แแแแปแ แแทแแแถแ แแแขkhnum min-MAHN LUH
- I don't feel well
- แแผแแแแแแ แแแแ แแแแปแtoo-ruh-SAP rub-SAH khnum
- My phone
- แแถโ แแแแผแ แแฝแ VAH TRUV LOOCH
- It was stolen
- แแถ แแแแนแแแแถVAH PRI-KSA
- It's urgent