β Khmer lessons
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Lesson 7 of 10
Meeting people in Khmer
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes. 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
- αα»ααααααΆααα?sok sa-BAAY teh
- How are you?
- αααα»ααα»ααααααΆα α’ααα»αkhnyom sok sa-BAAY, or-KUN
- I'm fine, thanks
- α α»αα’ααααα·α?choh neak VINH
- And you?
- ααΎα’ααααααααα’αααΈ?tae neak chmuah a-VEY
- What's your name?
- αααα»αααααα...khnyom CHMUAH
- My name is...
- ααΎα’αααααααΈααΆ?tae neak mok pii NAA
- Where are you from?
- αααα»αααααΈ...khnyom mok PII
- I'm from...
- αααα»αα αΌαα α·αααkhnyom chol CHET
- I like it
- ααα’αΆαααΆααs'aat NAS
- It's beautiful
- ααΌαααααΆααααsohm svaa-KUM
- Welcome
Literally "are you well and happy?".
Literally "and you in return?".
Literally "it enters my heart".
For Angkor at sunrise, the obvious comment.