Khmer Lesson for Beginner: Office Vocabulary

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Learn useful Khmer words and conversations for the office, including talking to colleagues, asking for documents, attending meetings, and discussing daily work. Each phrase includes pronunciation, Chinese, and English.

1. ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Conversation: At the Office

KhmerPronunciationไธญๆ–‡English
แžขแžšแžปแžŽแžŸแžฝแžŸแŸ’แžแžธ!Arun suostei!ๆ—ฉไธŠๅฅฝ๏ผGood morning!
แžแŸ’แž„แŸƒแž“แŸแŸ‡แžขแŸ’แž“แž€แžšแžœแž›แŸ‹แž‘แŸ?Thngai nih neak ro-vol te?ไฝ ไปŠๅคฉๅฟ™ๅ—๏ผŸAre you busy today?
แž”แžถแž‘/แž…แžถแžŸ แžแŸ’แž‰แžปแŸ†แžšแžœแž›แŸ‹แž”แž“แŸ’แžแžทแž…แŸ”Bat/chaas, khnhom ro-vol bontich.ๆ˜ฏ็š„๏ผŒๆˆ‘ๆœ‰็‚นๅฟ™ใ€‚Yes, I'm a little busy.
แžขแŸ’แž“แž€แžขแžถแž…แž‡แžฝแž™แžแŸ’แž‰แžปแŸ†แž”แžถแž“แž‘แŸ?Neak ach chuoy khnhom ban te?ไฝ ๅฏไปฅๅธฎๆˆ‘ๅ—๏ผŸCan you help me?
แžแžพแžฏแž€แžŸแžถแžšแž“แŸ…แžฏแžŽแžถ?Tae ek-sar nov ae-na?ๆ–‡ไปถๅœจๅ“ช้‡Œ๏ผŸWhere are the documents?
แžฏแž€แžŸแžถแžšแž“แŸ…แž›แžพแžแžปแŸ”Ek-sar nov leu tok.ๆ–‡ไปถๅœจๆกŒๅญไธŠใ€‚The documents are on the desk.
แž€แžทแž…แŸ’แž…แž”แŸ’แžšแž‡แžปแŸ†แž…แžถแž”แŸ‹แž•แŸ’แžแžพแž˜แž˜แŸ‰แŸ„แž„แž”แŸ‰แžปแž“แŸ’แž˜แžถแž“?Kich-prochum chap-pdaem maong pon-man?ไผš่ฎฎๅ‡ ็‚นๅผ€ๅง‹๏ผŸWhat time does the meeting start?
แž€แžทแž…แŸ’แž…แž”แŸ’แžšแž‡แžปแŸ†แž…แžถแž”แŸ‹แž•แŸ’แžแžพแž˜แž˜แŸ‰แŸ„แž„ แŸกแŸ แŸ”Kich-prochum chap-pdaem maong dop.ไผš่ฎฎๅ็‚นๅผ€ๅง‹ใ€‚The meeting starts at 10.
แžŸแžผแž˜แž•แŸ’แž‰แžพแžฏแž€แžŸแžถแžšแžแžถแž˜แžขแŸŠแžธแž˜แŸ‚แž›แŸ”Som phnhล“ ek-sar tam email.่ฏท้€š่ฟ‡็”ตๅญ้‚ฎไปถๅ‘้€ๆ–‡ไปถใ€‚Please send the documents by email.
แžแŸ’แž‰แžปแŸ†แž“แžนแž„แž’แŸ’แžœแžพแžœแžถแžฅแžกแžผแžœแž“แŸแŸ‡แŸ”Khnhom neng thveu vea ilov nih.ๆˆ‘็Žฐๅœจๅฐฑๅšใ€‚I'll do it now.

2. ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Office Vocabulary

KhmerPronunciationไธญๆ–‡English
แž€แžถแžšแžทแž™แžถแž›แŸแž™ka-ri-ya-laiๅŠžๅ…ฌๅฎคoffice
แž€แŸ’แžšแžปแž˜แž แŸŠแžปแž“krom-hunๅ…ฌๅธcompany
แžแžปtokๆกŒๅญdesk / table
แž€แŸ…แžขแžธkav-eyๆค…ๅญchair
แž€แžปแŸ†แž–แŸ’แž™แžผแž‘แŸแžškom-pyu-ter็”ต่„‘computer
แž˜แŸ‰แžถแžŸแŸŠแžธแž“แž”แŸ„แŸ‡แž–แžปแž˜แŸ’แž–ma-sin baoh-pumๆ‰“ๅฐๆœบprinter
แž‘แžผแžšแžŸแŸแž–แŸ’แž‘tou-ra-sap็”ต่ฏtelephone
แžฏแž€แžŸแžถแžšek-sarๆ–‡ไปถdocument
แžšแž”แžถแž™แž€แžถแžšแžŽแŸro-bay-kaๆŠฅๅ‘Šreport
แžฏแž€แžŸแžถแžšแž…แž˜แŸ’แž›แž„ek-sar chom-longๅคๅฐไปถ / ๅ‰ฏๆœฌcopy
แž”แŸŠแžทแž…bich็ฌ”pen
แžŸแŸ€แžœแž—แŸ…แž€แžแŸ‹แžแŸ’แžšแžถsiev-phov kot-tra็ฌ”่ฎฐๆœฌnotebook
แžขแŸŠแžธแž˜แŸ‚แž›email็”ตๅญ้‚ฎไปถemail
แž”แŸ’แžšแž‡แžปแŸ†pro-chumๅผ€ไผšmeet / meeting
แž€แžทแž…แŸ’แž…แž”แŸ’แžšแž‡แžปแŸ†kich-pro-chumไผš่ฎฎmeeting
แž€แžถแž›แžœแžทแž—แžถแž‚kal-vi-pheakๆ—ฅ็จ‹ๅฎ‰ๆŽ’schedule
แž€แžถแž›แž”แžšแžทแž…แŸ’แž†แŸแž‘kal-bor-chetๆ—ฅๆœŸdate
แž แžแŸ’แžแž›แŸแžแžถhat-tha-le-kha็ญพๅsignature
แžแŸ’แžšแžถtraๅฐ็ซ stamp / seal
แž˜แŸ‰แžถแžŸแŸŠแžธแž“แžŸแŸ’แž€แŸแž“ma-sin scanๆ‰ซๆไปชscanner

3. ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ผ People at Work

KhmerPronunciationไธญๆ–‡English
แžแŸ…แž€แŸ‚thav-kae่€ๆฟboss
แž“แžถแž™แž€neayokๆ€ป็›‘ / ไธป็ฎกdirector
แžขแŸ’แž“แž€แž‚แŸ’แžšแž”แŸ‹แž‚แŸ’แžšแž„neak krop-khrong็ป็† / ็ฎก็†่€…manager
แž”แŸ’แžšแž’แžถแž“pro-thean่ดŸ่ดฃไบบ / ไธปไปปhead / chief
แž”แžปแž‚แŸ’แž‚แž›แžทแž€bok-ko-likๅ‘˜ๅทฅemployee
แž˜แžทแžแŸ’แžแžšแžฝแž˜แž€แžถแžšแž„แžถแžšmit-ruom-ka-ngiaๅŒไบ‹colleague
แž›แŸแžแžถle-kha็ง˜ไนฆsecretary
แžขแžแžทแžแžทแž‡แž“a-ti-thea-chenๅฎขๆˆทclient / customer
แžขแŸ’แž“แž€แž•แŸ’แž‚แžแŸ‹แž•แŸ’แž‚แž„แŸ‹neak phkot-phkongไพ›ๅบ”ๅ•†supplier
แž€แŸ’แžšแžปแž˜แž€แžถแžšแž„แžถแžškrom-ka-ngiaๅทฅไฝœๅ›ข้˜Ÿwork team

4. ๐Ÿ’ฌ Useful Phrases for Daily Office Work

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Asking for documents

แžŸแžผแž˜แž•แŸ’แž‰แžพแžฏแž€แžŸแžถแžšแžฑแŸ’แž™แžแŸ’แž‰แžปแŸ†แŸ”

Som phnhล“ ek-sar aoy khnhom.

ไธญๆ–‡๏ผš่ฏทๆŠŠๆ–‡ไปถๅ‘็ป™ๆˆ‘ใ€‚

English: Please send me the documents.

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Arranging a meeting

แž™แžพแž„แž”แŸ’แžšแž‡แžปแŸ†แž˜แŸ‰แŸ„แž„ แŸข แžšแžŸแŸ€แž›แŸ”

Yeung pro-chum maong pi ro-seal.

ไธญๆ–‡๏ผšๆˆ‘ไปฌไธ‹ๅˆไธค็‚นๅผ€ไผšใ€‚

English: We have a meeting at 2 p.m.

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Talking about tasks

แžแŸ’แž‰แžปแŸ†แž€แŸ†แž–แžปแž„แž’แŸ’แžœแžพแžšแž”แžถแž™แž€แžถแžšแžŽแŸแŸ”

Khnhom kompong thveu ro-bay-ka.

ไธญๆ–‡๏ผšๆˆ‘ๆญฃๅœจๅšๆŠฅๅ‘Šใ€‚

English: I'm working on a report.

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Asking for approval

แžŸแžผแž˜แž‡แžฝแž™แž–แžทแž“แžทแžแŸ’แž™ แž“แžทแž„แžขแž“แžปแž˜แŸแžแžฏแž€แžŸแžถแžšแž“แŸแŸ‡แŸ”

Som chuoy pi-nit ning a-nu-mot ek-sar nih.

ไธญๆ–‡๏ผš่ฏทๅธฎๅฟ™ๆฃ€ๆŸฅๅนถๆ‰นๅ‡†่ฟ™ไปฝๆ–‡ไปถใ€‚

English: Please check and approve this document.

5. ๐Ÿ“‹ Common Office Verbs

KhmerPronunciationไธญๆ–‡English
แž’แŸ’แžœแžพแž€แžถแžšthveu-kaๅทฅไฝœwork
แžŸแžšแžŸแŸแžšsor-saeๅ†™write
แžขแžถแž“aan้˜…่ฏปread
แž•แŸ’แž‰แžพphnhล“ๅ‘้€send
แž‘แž‘แžฝแž›totuolๆŽฅๆ”ถreceive
แž–แžทแž“แžทแžแŸ’แž™pi-nitๆฃ€ๆŸฅcheck
แžขแž“แžปแž˜แŸแža-nu-motๆ‰นๅ‡†approve
แž…แžปแŸ‡แž แžแŸ’แžแž›แŸแžแžถjoh hat-tha-le-kha็ญพๅญ—sign
แž”แŸ„แŸ‡แž–แžปแž˜แŸ’แž–baoh-pumๆ‰“ๅฐprint
แžแžแž…แž˜แŸ’แž›แž„thot chom-longๅคๅฐphotocopy
แžšแŸ€แž”แž…แŸ†riep-chomๅ‡†ๅค‡ / ๅฎ‰ๆŽ’prepare / arrange
แž–แž“แŸ’แž™แž›แŸ‹pon-nyol่งฃ้‡Šexplain
แž‡แžฝแž™chuoyๅธฎๅŠฉhelp
แž”แž‰แŸ’แž…แž”แŸ‹ban-chopๅฎŒๆˆfinish

6. ๐Ÿง  Grammar: Useful Office Sentence Patterns

Pattern A: แžŸแžผแž˜ + verb = Pleaseโ€ฆ

Use แžŸแžผแž˜ (som) to make a polite request.

Khmerไธญๆ–‡English
แžŸแžผแž˜แžขแž„แŸ’แž‚แžปแž™แŸ”่ฏทๅใ€‚Please sit down.
แžŸแžผแž˜แžšแž„แŸ‹แž…แžถแŸ†แž”แž“แŸ’แžแžทแž…แŸ”่ฏท็จ็ญ‰ใ€‚Please wait a moment.
แžŸแžผแž˜แž•แŸ’แž‰แžพแžขแŸŠแžธแž˜แŸ‚แž›แŸ”่ฏทๅ‘้€็”ตๅญ้‚ฎไปถใ€‚Please send an email.
แžŸแžผแž˜แž–แžทแž“แžทแžแŸ’แž™แžฏแž€แžŸแžถแžšแž“แŸแŸ‡แŸ”่ฏทๆฃ€ๆŸฅ่ฟ™ไปฝๆ–‡ไปถใ€‚Please check this document.

Pattern B: แžแŸ’แž‰แžปแŸ†แž€แŸ†แž–แžปแž„ + verb = I am doingโ€ฆ

แž€แŸ†แž–แžปแž„ (kom-pong) means โ€œcurrentlyโ€ or indicates an action in progress.

- แžแŸ’แž‰แžปแŸ†แž€แŸ†แž–แžปแž„แž’แŸ’แžœแžพแž€แžถแžšแŸ” Khnhom kompong thveu-ka. ๆˆ‘ๆญฃๅœจๅทฅไฝœใ€‚ โ†’ I'm working.

- แžแŸ’แž‰แžปแŸ†แž€แŸ†แž–แžปแž„แž”แŸ’แžšแž‡แžปแŸ†แŸ” Khnhom kompong pro-chum. ๆˆ‘ๆญฃๅœจๅผ€ไผšใ€‚ โ†’ I'm in a meeting.

- แžแŸ’แž‰แžปแŸ†แž€แŸ†แž–แžปแž„แžŸแžšแžŸแŸแžšแžขแŸŠแžธแž˜แŸ‚แž›แŸ” Khnhom kompong sor-sae email. ๆˆ‘ๆญฃๅœจๅ†™็”ตๅญ้‚ฎไปถใ€‚ โ†’ I'm writing an email.

Pattern C: แžขแžถแž…โ€ฆแž”แžถแž“แž‘แŸ? = Can youโ€ฆ? / Can Iโ€ฆ?

- แžขแŸ’แž“แž€แžขแžถแž…แž‡แžฝแž™แžแŸ’แž‰แžปแŸ†แž”แžถแž“แž‘แŸ? Neak ach chuoy khnhom ban te? ไฝ ๅฏไปฅๅธฎๆˆ‘ๅ—๏ผŸ โ†’ Can you help me?

- แžแŸ’แž‰แžปแŸ†แžขแžถแž…แž…แŸแž‰แž˜แžปแž“แž”แžถแž“แž‘แŸ? Khnhom ach chenh mun ban te? ๆˆ‘ๅฏไปฅๆ—ฉไธ€็‚น็ฆปๅผ€ๅ—๏ผŸ โ†’ Can I leave early?

7. ๐Ÿ“š Difficult Words

KhmerPronunciationไธญๆ–‡Meaning
แž€แžถแžšแžทแž™แžถแž›แŸแž™ka-ri-ya-laiๅŠžๅ…ฌๅฎคoffice
แžฏแž€แžŸแžถแžšek-sarๆ–‡ไปถdocument
แžšแž”แžถแž™แž€แžถแžšแžŽแŸro-bay-kaๆŠฅๅ‘Šreport
แž€แžถแž›แžœแžทแž—แžถแž‚kal-vi-pheakๆ—ฅ็จ‹schedule
แž แžแŸ’แžแž›แŸแžแžถhat-tha-le-kha็ญพๅsignature
แžขแž“แžปแž˜แŸแža-nu-motๆ‰นๅ‡†approve
แž–แžทแž“แžทแžแŸ’แž™pi-nitๆฃ€ๆŸฅinspect / check
แž”แž‰แŸ’แž…แž”แŸ‹ban-chopๅฎŒๆˆfinish

8. ๐ŸŽฏ Practice: Your Office Day

Translate these into Khmer:

  1. Good morning. Are you busy today?
  2. Please send me the report.
  3. The meeting starts at 10 a.m.
  4. I'm working on a document.
  5. Can you help me check this file?

Challenge sentence to memorize:

แžแŸ’แž„แŸƒแž“แŸแŸ‡แžแŸ’แž‰แžปแŸ†แž˜แžถแž“แž€แžถแžšแž„แžถแžšแž…แŸ’แžšแžพแž“ แž แžพแž™แžแŸ’แž‰แžปแŸ†แžแŸ’แžšแžผแžœแž…แžผแž›แžšแžฝแž˜แž€แžทแž…แŸ’แž…แž”แŸ’แžšแž‡แžปแŸ†แž–แžธแžšแžŠแž„แŸ”

Thngai nih khnhom mean ka-ngia chraen haey khnhom trov chol-ruom kich-pro-chum pi dong.

ไธญๆ–‡๏ผšไปŠๅคฉๆˆ‘ๆœ‰ๅพˆๅคšๅทฅไฝœ๏ผŒ่€Œไธ”ๆˆ‘้œ€่ฆๅ‚ๅŠ ไธคๆฌกไผš่ฎฎใ€‚

English: I have a lot of work today, and I need to attend two meetings.

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