Khmer Lesson for Beginner: Introducing Yourself

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KhmerPronunciationEnglish
សួស្តី!Suo-sdei!Hello!
សួស្តី! អ្នកឈ្មោះអ្វី?Suo-sdei! Neak chhmuah avei?Hello! What is your name?
ខ្ញុំឈ្មោះ ចន។Khnhom chhmuah John.My name is John.
រីករាយដែលបានស្គាល់អ្នក។Reak-reay del ban skorl neak.Nice to meet you.
ខ្ញុំក៏រីករាយដែលបានស្គាល់អ្នកដែរ។Khnhom kor reak-reay del ban skorl neak dae.Nice to meet you too.
អ្នកមកពីណា?Neak mok pi na?Where are you from?
ខ្ញុំមកពីអាមេរិក។Khnhom mok pi America.I am from America.

Difficult Words

KhmerPronunciationMeaning
ឈ្មោះchhmuahname
រីករាយreak-reayhappy / pleased
ស្គាល់skorlknow, meet
មកពីmok picome from
ណាnawhere
ដែរdaetoo / also

Grammar & Usage

1. Saying Your Name

Pattern:

ខ្ញុំឈ្មោះ + Name

Examples:

  • ខ្ញុំឈ្មោះ ចន។
  • Khnhom chhmuah John.
  • My name is John.
  • ខ្ញុំឈ្មោះ សារ៉ា។
  • Khnhom chhmuah Sarah.
  • My name is Sarah.

2. Asking Someone's Name

អ្នកឈ្មោះអ្វី?

  • Neak chhmuah avei?
  • What is your name?

3. Saying Where You Are From

Pattern:

ខ្ញុំមកពី + Country

Examples:

  • ខ្ញុំមកពីអាមេរិក។
  • Khnhom mok pi America.
  • I am from America.
  • ខ្ញុំមកពីចិន។
  • Khnhom mok pi Chen.
  • I am from China.

Pronunciation Practice

ខ្ញុំឈ្មោះ ចន (khnhom chhmuah John)

Meaning: My name is John.


Useful Expat Version

សួស្តី! ខ្ញុំឈ្មោះ ចន។ រីករាយដែលបានស្គាល់អ្នក។

Suo-sdei! Khnhom chhmuah John. Reak-reay del ban skorl neak.

Hello! My name is John. Nice to meet you.


Practice Challenge

Translate into Khmer:

"Hello, I am John. Nice to meet you."

Try it yourself and I'll correct it.

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