Tag: Cambodia language guide
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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: Age (អាយុ)
Talking about age is common in Cambodia, especially when getting to know someone. Khmer uses ឆ្នាំ (chnam) to mean "years old." Conversation Khmer Pronunciation English (តើ)អ្នកអាយុប៉ុន្មាន(ហើយ)? (Ter) Neak ayu pon-man (houy)? How old are you? ខ្ញុំអាយុ ៣៥ ឆ្នាំ។ Khnhom ayu sam-sap pram chnam. I am 35 years old. ចុះអ្នកវិញ? Joh neak vinh? How about you?…
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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…