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. ๐ฃ๏ธ Conversation: At the Office
| Khmer | Pronunciation | ไธญๆ | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| แขแแปแแแฝแแแแธ! | Arun suostei! | ๆฉไธๅฅฝ๏ผ | Good morning! |
| แแแแแแแแขแแแแแแแแแ? | Thngai nih neak ro-vol te? | ไฝ ไปๅคฉๅฟๅ๏ผ | Are you busy today? |
| แแถแ/แ แถแ แแแแปแแแแแแแแแแทแ แ | Bat/chaas, khnhom ro-vol bontich. | ๆฏ็๏ผๆๆ็นๅฟใ | Yes, I'm a little busy. |
| แขแแแแขแถแ แแฝแแแแแปแแแถแแแ? | Neak ach chuoy khnhom ban te? | ไฝ ๅฏไปฅๅธฎๆๅ๏ผ | Can you help me? |
| แแพแฏแแแถแแแ แฏแแถ? | Tae ek-sar nov ae-na? | ๆไปถๅจๅช้๏ผ | Where are the documents? |
| แฏแแแถแแแ แแพแแปแ | Ek-sar nov leu tok. | ๆไปถๅจๆกๅญไธใ | The documents are on the desk. |
| แแทแ แแ แแแแแปแแ แถแแแแแแพแแแแแแแแปแแแแถแ? | Kich-prochum chap-pdaem maong pon-man? | ไผ่ฎฎๅ ็นๅผๅง๏ผ | What time does the meeting start? |
| แแทแ แแ แแแแแปแแ แถแแแแแแพแแแแแ แกแ แ | Kich-prochum chap-pdaem maong dop. | ไผ่ฎฎๅ็นๅผๅงใ | The meeting starts at 10. |
| แแผแแแแแพแฏแแแถแแแถแแขแแธแแแแ | Som phnhล ek-sar tam email. | ่ฏท้่ฟ็ตๅญ้ฎไปถๅ้ๆไปถใ | Please send the documents by email. |
| แแแแปแแแนแแแแแพแแถแฅแกแผแแแแแ | Khnhom neng thveu vea ilov nih. | ๆ็ฐๅจๅฐฑๅใ | I'll do it now. |
2. ๐ฅ๏ธ Office Vocabulary
| Khmer | Pronunciation | ไธญๆ | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| แแถแแทแแถแแแ | ka-ri-ya-lai | ๅๅ ฌๅฎค | office |
| แแแแปแแ แแปแ | krom-hun | ๅ ฌๅธ | company |
| แแป | tok | ๆกๅญ | desk / table |
| แแ แขแธ | kav-ey | ๆค ๅญ | chair |
| แแปแแแแแผแแแ | kom-pyu-ter | ็ต่ | computer |
| แแแถแแแธแแแแแแปแแแ | ma-sin baoh-pum | ๆๅฐๆบ | printer |
| แแผแแแแแแ | tou-ra-sap | ็ต่ฏ | telephone |
| แฏแแแถแ | ek-sar | ๆไปถ | document |
| แแแถแแแถแแแ | ro-bay-ka | ๆฅๅ | report |
| แฏแแแถแแ แแแแ | ek-sar chom-long | ๅคๅฐไปถ / ๅฏๆฌ | copy |
| แแแทแ | bich | ็ฌ | pen |
| แแแแแ แแแแแแแถ | siev-phov kot-tra | ็ฌ่ฎฐๆฌ | notebook |
| แขแแธแแแ | ็ตๅญ้ฎไปถ | ||
| แแแแแปแ | pro-chum | ๅผไผ | meet / meeting |
| แแทแ แแ แแแแแปแ | kich-pro-chum | ไผ่ฎฎ | meeting |
| แแถแแแทแแถแ | kal-vi-pheak | ๆฅ็จๅฎๆ | schedule |
| แแถแแแแทแ แแแแ | kal-bor-chet | ๆฅๆ | date |
| แ แแแแแแแถ | hat-tha-le-kha | ็ญพๅ | signature |
| แแแแถ | tra | ๅฐ็ซ | stamp / seal |
| แแแถแแแธแแแแแแ | ma-sin scan | ๆซๆไปช | scanner |
3. ๐ฉโ๐ผ People at Work
| Khmer | Pronunciation | ไธญๆ | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| แแ แแ | thav-kae | ่ๆฟ | boss |
| แแถแแ | neayok | ๆป็ / ไธป็ฎก | director |
| แขแแแแแแแแแแแแ | neak krop-khrong | ็ป็ / ็ฎก็่ | manager |
| แแแแแถแ | pro-thean | ่ด่ดฃไบบ / ไธปไปป | head / chief |
| แแปแแแแแทแ | bok-ko-lik | ๅๅทฅ | employee |
| แแทแแแแแฝแแแถแแแถแ | mit-ruom-ka-ngia | ๅไบ | colleague |
| แแแแถ | le-kha | ็งไนฆ | secretary |
| แขแแทแแทแแ | a-ti-thea-chen | ๅฎขๆท | client / customer |
| แขแแแแแแแแแแแแแ | neak phkot-phkong | ไพๅบๅ | supplier |
| แแแแปแแแถแแแถแ | krom-ka-ngia | ๅทฅไฝๅข้ | work team |
4. ๐ฌ Useful Phrases for Daily Office Work
Asking for documents
แแผแแแแแพแฏแแแถแแฑแแแแแแปแแ
Som phnhล ek-sar aoy khnhom.
ไธญๆ๏ผ่ฏทๆๆไปถๅ็ปๆใ
English: Please send me the documents.
Arranging a meeting
แแพแแแแแแปแแแแแ แข แแแแแ
Yeung pro-chum maong pi ro-seal.
ไธญๆ๏ผๆไปฌไธๅไธค็นๅผไผใ
English: We have a meeting at 2 p.m.
Talking about tasks
แแแแปแแแแแปแแแแแพแแแถแแแถแแแแ
Khnhom kompong thveu ro-bay-ka.
ไธญๆ๏ผๆๆญฃๅจๅๆฅๅใ
English: I'm working on a report.
Asking for approval
แแผแแแฝแแแทแแทแแแ แแทแแขแแปแแแแฏแแแถแแแแแ
Som chuoy pi-nit ning a-nu-mot ek-sar nih.
ไธญๆ๏ผ่ฏทๅธฎๅฟๆฃๆฅๅนถๆนๅ่ฟไปฝๆไปถใ
English: Please check and approve this document.
5. ๐ Common Office Verbs
| Khmer | Pronunciation | ไธญๆ | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| แแแแพแแถแ | thveu-ka | ๅทฅไฝ | work |
| แแแแแ | sor-sae | ๅ | write |
| แขแถแ | aan | ้ ่ฏป | read |
| แแแแพ | phnhล | ๅ้ | send |
| แแแฝแ | totuol | ๆฅๆถ | receive |
| แแทแแทแแแ | pi-nit | ๆฃๆฅ | check |
| แขแแปแแแ | a-nu-mot | ๆนๅ | approve |
| แ แปแแ แแแแแแแถ | joh hat-tha-le-kha | ็ญพๅญ | sign |
| แแแแแปแแแ | baoh-pum | ๆๅฐ | |
| แแแ แแแแ | thot chom-long | ๅคๅฐ | photocopy |
| แแแแ แ | riep-chom | ๅๅค / ๅฎๆ | prepare / arrange |
| แแแแแแ | pon-nyol | ่งฃ้ | explain |
| แแฝแ | chuoy | ๅธฎๅฉ | help |
| แแแแ แแ | ban-chop | ๅฎๆ | finish |
6. ๐ง Grammar: Useful Office Sentence Patterns
Pattern A: แแผแ + verb = Pleaseโฆ
Use แแผแ (som) to make a polite request.
| Khmer | ไธญๆ | English |
|---|---|---|
| แแผแแขแแแแปแแ | ่ฏทๅใ | Please sit down. |
| แแผแแแแแ แถแแแแแแทแ แ | ่ฏท็จ็ญใ | Please wait a moment. |
| แแผแแแแแพแขแแธแแแแ | ่ฏทๅ้็ตๅญ้ฎไปถใ | Please send an email. |
| แแผแแแทแแทแแแแฏแแแถแแแแแ | ่ฏทๆฃๆฅ่ฟไปฝๆไปถใ | Please check this document. |
Pattern B: แแแแปแแแแแปแ + verb = I am doingโฆ
แแแแปแ (kom-pong) means โcurrentlyโ or indicates an action in progress.
- แแแแปแแแแแปแแแแแพแแถแแ Khnhom kompong thveu-ka. ๆๆญฃๅจๅทฅไฝใ โ I'm working.
- แแแแปแแแแแปแแแแแแปแแ Khnhom kompong pro-chum. ๆๆญฃๅจๅผไผใ โ I'm in a meeting.
- แแแแปแแแแแปแแแแแแแขแแธแแแแ Khnhom kompong sor-sae email. ๆๆญฃๅจๅ็ตๅญ้ฎไปถใ โ I'm writing an email.
Pattern C: แขแถแ โฆแแถแแแ? = Can youโฆ? / Can Iโฆ?
- แขแแแแขแถแ แแฝแแแแแปแแแถแแแ? Neak ach chuoy khnhom ban te? ไฝ ๅฏไปฅๅธฎๆๅ๏ผ โ Can you help me?
- แแแแปแแขแถแ แ แแแแปแแแถแแแ? Khnhom ach chenh mun ban te? ๆๅฏไปฅๆฉไธ็น็ฆปๅผๅ๏ผ โ Can I leave early?
7. ๐ Difficult Words
| Khmer | Pronunciation | ไธญๆ | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| แแถแแทแแถแแแ | ka-ri-ya-lai | ๅๅ ฌๅฎค | office |
| แฏแแแถแ | ek-sar | ๆไปถ | document |
| แแแถแแแถแแแ | ro-bay-ka | ๆฅๅ | report |
| แแถแแแทแแถแ | kal-vi-pheak | ๆฅ็จ | schedule |
| แ แแแแแแแถ | hat-tha-le-kha | ็ญพๅ | signature |
| แขแแปแแแ | a-nu-mot | ๆนๅ | approve |
| แแทแแทแแแ | pi-nit | ๆฃๆฅ | inspect / check |
| แแแแ แแ | ban-chop | ๅฎๆ | finish |
8. ๐ฏ Practice: Your Office Day
Translate these into Khmer:
- Good morning. Are you busy today?
- Please send me the report.
- The meeting starts at 10 a.m.
- I'm working on a document.
- Can you help me check this file?
Challenge sentence to memorize:
แแแแแแแแแแแปแแแถแแแถแแแถแแ แแแพแ แ แพแแแแแปแแแแแผแแ แผแแแฝแแแทแ แแ แแแแแปแแแธแแแแ
Thngai nih khnhom mean ka-ngia chraen haey khnhom trov chol-ruom kich-pro-chum pi dong.
ไธญๆ๏ผไปๅคฉๆๆๅพๅคๅทฅไฝ๏ผ่ไธๆ้่ฆๅๅ ไธคๆฌกไผ่ฎฎใ
English: I have a lot of work today, and I need to attend two meetings.











