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Common Khmer Phrases
Essential Khmer (ααααα) phrases with pronunciation guides.
πGreetings & Basics
| English | Khmer | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | αα½ααααΈ | sua-SDEI |
| Good morning | α’αα»ααα½ααααΈ | a-RUN sua-SDEI |
| Good evening | ααΆααααα αα½ααααΈ | sa-YAN sua-SDEI |
| Good night | ααΆααααΈαα½ααααΈ | RA-tri sua-SDEI |
| How are you? | ααΎα’ααααα»ααααααΆααα? | TAE ne-AK sok-sa-BAY te |
| I'm fine, thank you | αααα»ααα»ααααααΆα, α’ααα»α | kh-NYOM sok-sa-BAY, a-KUN |
| What is your name? | ααΎα’ααααααααα’αααΈ? | TAE ne-AK chhmuoh a-VEI |
| My name is... | αααα»αααααα... | kh-NYOM chhmuoh... |
| Nice to meet you | ααΈαααΆαααΆαααααααΆααα½αα’ααα | rik-REAY nas DAL ban JOUP ne-AK |
| Please | ααΌα | SOM |
| Thank you | α’ααα»α | a-KUN |
| You're welcome | αα·αα’αΈαα | min-EI-te |
| Yes | ααΆα/α αΆα | BAT/CHAS |
| No | αα | TE |
| Excuse me | ααΌαααα | SOM-tos |
| Sorry | ααΌαααα | SOM-tos |
| Goodbye | ααΆα αΎα | LIA-hey |
| See you later | αα½αααααΆαααααααα | JOUP knea pel KRAOY |
| Good luck | ααΌαα±ααα’αααααΆαααααΆα | SOM oy ne-AK mean som-NANG |
βοΈTravel
| English | Khmer | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Where is the hotel? | αααααΆααΆααα α―ααΆ? | san-THA-gar now ae-NA |
| How much does this cost? | αααααααα»ααααΆα? | tam-LAI pon-MAN |
| Where is the airport? | α’αΆααΆαααΆαααααΆααα α―ααΆ? | a-KAS-ya-nan now ae-NA |
| I need a taxi | αααα»αααααΌαααΆαααΆαααααΈ | kh-NYOM trov-KA TAK-si |
| How far is it? | ααΆααααΆαααα»ααααΆα? | VEA chhngay pon-MAN |
| Turn left | ααααα ααΆαααααα | bat TOW khang CHHVENG |
| Turn right | ααααα ααΆαααααΆα | bat TOW khang SDAM |
| Straight ahead | αα ααααα | TOW TRONG |
| I'm lost | αααα»ααααααα | kh-NYOM VONG-veng |
| Train station | ααααΆααΈααααααααΎα | stha-NEI rot-PHLEUNG |
| Bus stop | α αααα‘αΆα | cham-NOT LAN |
| I want to go to... | αααα»αα αααα ... | kh-NYOM chong TOW... |
| Do you speak English? | α’ααααα·ααΆαααΆααΆα’ααααααααα? | ne-AK ni-YAY PHEA-sa ong-KLES te |
| I don't understand | αααα»ααα·αααααα | kh-NYOM min-YOL-te |
| Can you help me? | ααΎα’αααα’αΆα αα½ααααα»αααΆααα? | TAE ne-AK ach JOWY kh-NYOM ban-TE |
| Police | αααααΆα | na-KOR-bol |
| Hospital | αααααΈαααααα | mon-TEI-pet |
| Pharmacy | α αΆαα±αα | hang AO-sat |
| Passport | αα·αα·αααααααα | li-KHET chhlang-DEN |
| Ticket | αααα»ααα | som-BOT |
π½οΈFood & Dining
| English | Khmer | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| I'm hungry | αααα»αααααΆα | kh-NYOM KHLEN |
| I'm thirsty | αααα»ααααααααΉα | kh-NYOM srek-TUK |
| The menu please | ααΌαααααΌ | SOM me-NU |
| Water | ααΉα | TUK |
| Rice | ααΆα | BAY |
| Delicious | ααααΆαα | CHHNGANH |
| I am vegetarian | αααα»ααααΆαα’αΆα αΆααα½α | kh-NYOM nyam a-HAR BOWS |
| Not spicy please | ααΌααα·αααΆααααααα α αααΎα | SOM min-DAK mrech CHRAEN |
| The bill please | ααΌααα·αααααΆαα | SOM kit-PRAK |
| A table for two | αα»αααααΆααααΈαααΆαα | to sam-RAP pir-NEAK |
| Breakfast | α’αΆα αΆαααααΉα | a-HAR PROUK |
| Lunch | α’αΆα αΆαααααααααα | a-HAR thngai-TRONG |
| Dinner | α’αΆα αΆααααααααΆα | a-HAR pel LNGACH |
| Coffee | ααΆα ααα | ka-VE |
| Tea | αα | TAE |
| Bread | ααααα»α | nom-PONG |
| Chicken | ααΆα αααΆαα | sach-MOAN |
| Vegetables | ααααα | bon-LAE |
| Fruit | ααααααΎ | plae-CHHEU |
| Fish | ααααΈ | TREY |
π¨Emergency
| English | Khmer | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Help! | αα½ααα! | JOWY phong |
| Call the police! | α α αααααΆα! | how na-KOR-bol |
| I need a doctor | αααα»αααααΌαααΆααααααααααα·α | kh-NYOM trov-KA VECH-bon-dit |
| Fire! | ααααΎαααα! | PHLEUNG-chhe |
| Thief! | α αα! | CHAOR |
| I'm sick | αααα»αααΊ | kh-NYOM CHHEU |
| I'm injured | αααα»αααα½α | kh-NYOM ro-BOUS |
| Emergency | α’αΆαααα | a-SON |
| Ambulance | αααααααααααααααααααΆαα | rot-YON song-KROH bon-TAN |
| I've lost my wallet | αααα»αααΆααααΆααΌα | kh-NYOM bat KA-bop |
| I need help | αααα»αααααΌαααΆααααα½α | kh-NYOM trov-KA jom-NUOY |
| Where is the hospital? | αααααΈαααααααα α―ααΆ? | mon-TEI-pet now ae-NA |
| It's urgent | ααΆαααααΆαα | VEA bon-TAN |
| Leave me alone | αα»ααααα»αααααΆααα―α | TOK kh-NYOM mneak-AENG |
| I've been robbed | αααα»αααααΌαααΆαααααα | kh-NYOM trov-BAN PLON |
πΌBusiness
| English | Khmer | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| I have a meeting | αααα»αααΆαααααα»α | kh-NYOM mean pra-CHUM |
| Nice to meet you | ααΈαααΆαααΆαααααααΆααα½αα’ααα | rik-REAY nas DAL ban JOUP ne-AK |
| Here is my business card | αααααΆααΆαα’αΆααΈααααααααααααα»α | NIH jea KAT a-JIV-kam ro-BOS kh-NYOM |
| Let's schedule a meeting | αααααααααααααααα»α | TOH kom-NOT pel pra-CHUM |
| I'll send you an email | αααα»αααΉαααααΎα’ααΈαααααα α’ααα | kh-NYOM nung phnaeu i-MEL tow ne-AK |
| What is your budget? | ααΎααα·ααΆααααα’αααααα»ααααΆα? | TAE tha-VI-ka ro-BOS ne-AK pon-MAN |
| Invoice | αα·αααααααα | vek-KA-ya-bat |
| Contract | αα·α αα αααααΆ | kech-son-YA |
| Deadline | αααααα»αααααα | thngai PHOT kom-NOT |
| Partnership | ααΆαααΆααααΌ | PHIEP jea dai-KU |
| Thank you for your time | α’ααα»αα αααααααααααΆααααα’ααα | a-KUN chom-PHOS pel-VE-la ro-BOS ne-AK |
| I'll get back to you | αααα»αααΉαααααΆααααααα’ααααα·α | kh-NYOM nung tom-NAK-tom-NONG ne-AK vinh |
| Can we negotiate? | ααΎααΎαα’αΆα α αα αΆαααΆααα? | TAE yeung ach cha-RA-cha ban-TE |
| Let's sign the contract | αααα α»αα αααααααΆααΎαα·α αα αααααΆ | TOH chos hat-LE-kha leu kech-son-YA |
π’Numbers & Time
| English | Khmer | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| One | αα½α | MUOY |
| Two | ααΈα | PIR |
| Three | ααΈ | BEI |
| Four | αα½α | BOUN |
| Five | ααααΆα | PRAM |
| Six | ααααΆααα½α | PRAM-muoy |
| Seven | ααααΆαααΈα | PRAM-pir |
| Eight | ααααΆαααΈ | PRAM-bei |
| Nine | ααααΆααα½α | PRAM-boun |
| Ten | ααα | DOP |
| Twenty | αααα | MPHAI |
| Fifty | α αΆαα·α | HA-sep |
| One hundred | αα½ααα | MUOY ROY |
| One thousand | αα½αααΆαα | MUOY POAN |
| What time is it? | ααααααα»ααααΆαα αΎα? | MAONG pon-MAN hey |
| Today | ααααααα | thngai-NIH |
| Tomorrow | ααααααα’αα | thngai-s-AEK |
| Yesterday | αααα·ααα·α | m-SIL-minh |
| Monday | ααααα αααα | thngai CHAN |
| Friday | αααααα»ααα | thngai SOK |
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