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Lesson 10 of 10
Help and emergencies in Khmer
The words you hope to never need. Play the ten Khmer words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Khmer phrases in this lesson
- αα½ααα!chuoy PHONG
- Help!
- αα½αα α ααααΌαααααchuoy hav kruu-PET
- Call a doctor
- αααΌααΈαpo-LEES
- Police
- α±ααααααΆαaw-sot-STHAAN
- Pharmacy
- αααααΈααααααmun-TEER PET-yuh
- Hospital
- αααα»αααααααααααΌαkhnyom vung-VENG phlov
- I'm lost
- αααα»ααα·ααααα½ααααα½αααkhnyom min sruol KHLUON teh
- I don't feel well
- αααα½α ααΆααα αΎαkee luoch BAT haey
- It was stolen
- αααααΆααααΈαααααΆααnih chea ka-ra-nii bon-TOAN
- It's an emergency
- αα»ααααα»αααααΆααα―αtuk khnyom m-neak AENG
- Leave me alone
The police number is 117, the ambulance 119.
In speech, αααααααααααΆα (pteah luak THNAM), medicine shop.
Public hospitals are crowded and basic. Private hospitals in Phnom Penh offer international standards. Travel insurance is advisable for serious issues requiring evacuation.
Literally "I have strayed from the road".
Literally "my body is not comfortable".
Literally "someone stole it".
Literally "leave me on my own".