Tag: basic vocabulary
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Khmer Lesson for Beginner: Occupation (Jobs & Professions)
Talking about your job is one of the most common conversation topics when meeting new people in Cambodia. Conversation Khmer Pronunciation English (តើ) អ្នកធ្វើការអ្វី(ដែរ)? (ter) Neak tver-kaa avei (der)? What do you do for work? ខ្ញុំជាអ្នកជំនួញ។ Khnhom chea neak chomnuanh. I am a businessman. អ្នកធ្វើការនៅឯណា? Neak tver-kaa nov ae na? Where do you work? ខ្ញុំធ្វើការនៅក្រុមហ៊ុនមួយ។…
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Khmer Lesson for Beginner: Basic Politeness
Being polite in Khmer goes a long way. Even a few polite words can make locals appreciate your effort. Conversation Khmer Pronunciation English សួស្តី Suo-sdei Hello សួស្តី! សុខសប្បាយទេ? Suo-sdei! Sok sabbay te? Hello! How are you? សុខសប្បាយ អរគុណ។ Sok sabbay, aw-kun. I'm fine, thank you. សូមអរគុណ។ Som aw-kun. Thank you very much. មិនអីទេ។ Min ey…
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Khmer Lesson for Beginner - what's your Nationalities?
When meeting new people in Cambodia, you'll often be asked: អ្នកជាជនជាតិអ្វី?Neak chea chon-cheat avei?What is your nationality? Conversation Khmer Pronunciation English អ្នកជាជនជាតិអ្វី? Neak chea chon-cheat avei? What is your nationality? ខ្ញុំជាជនជាតិអាមេរិកាំង។ Khnhom chea chon-cheat Americang. I am American. (ចុះ) អ្នកវិញ? (Jos) Neak vinh? And you? ខ្ញុំជាជនជាតិខ្មែរ។ Khnhom chea chon-cheat Khmer. I am Cambodian. រីករាយដែលបានស្គាល់អ្នក។ Reak-reay…
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Khmer Lesson for beginner - Talking About Your Family
Conversation Khmer Pronunciation English គ្រួសាររបស់អ្នកមានប៉ុន្មាននាក់? Kruo-sar robos neak mean pon-man neak? How many people are in your family? គ្រួសាររបស់ខ្ញុំមាន ៤ នាក់។ Kruo-sar robos khnhom mean buon neak. My family has 4 members. មានអ្នកណាខ្លះ? Mean neak na khlah? Who are they? មានខ្ញុំ ភរិយារបស់ខ្ញុំ និងកូនពីរនាក់។ Mean khnhom, phriyea robos khnhom, ning koun pi neak. There are me,…