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Lesson 5 of 10

Shops and hotels in Khmer

Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk. 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.

Khmer dancers performing in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Shops and hotels
10 words Β· 20 seconds each Β· 8 of 10 to pass
What it meansHow to say it
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All 10 Khmer phrases in this lesson

αž˜αžΆαž“...αž‘αŸ?mien ... teh
Do you have...?

Literally "is there ...?".

...αž“αŸ…αž―αžŽαžΆ?nov ae NAA
Where is...?
αž”αžΎαž€baek
Open
αž”αž·αž‘bet
Closed
αž™αž€αžαž„αŸ‹αž‘αŸ?yok THONG teh
A bag?

Literally "take a bag?".

αžαŸ’αž›αŸƒαž–αŸαž€thlai PEK
Too expensive

Bargaining is normal at markets.

αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†αž”αžΆαž“αž€αž€αŸ‹αž‘αž»αž€khnyom baan kok TOK
I have a reservation
αžšαž½αž˜αž‘αžΆαŸ†αž„αž’αžΆαž αžΆαžšαž–αŸαž›αž–αŸ’αžšαžΉαž€αž‘αŸ?ruom teang a-haa pel-PRUK teh
Is breakfast included?
αž›αŸαžαžŸαž˜αŸ’αž„αžΆαžαŸ‹αžœαŸ‰αžΆαž™αž αŸ’αžœαžΆαž™αž‚αžΊαž’αŸ’αžœαžΈ?lek sam-NGAT wai-fai keu a-VEY
What's the wifi password?
αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†αž’αžΆαž…...αž”αžΆαž“αž‘αŸ?khnyom aach ... baan teh
Can I...?

Where Khmer is spoken

Next lesson: Cafe and restaurant β†’