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🇰🇭 Khmer greetings and polite words

Hello, thank you, sorry, please. Four words that carry more weight than anything else you will learn, because they are the ones that tell a stranger you are trying. The polite forms are here too, and they matter more than beginners expect. Press any line to hear it.

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Greetings & Basics

សួស្តីHello
អរគុណThank you
បាទYes
ទេNo
សុំទោសSorry / Excuse me
សុខសប្បាយទេ?How are you?
ខ្ញុំសុខសប្បាយI'm fine
ជម្រាបលាGoodbye
មិនអីទេNo worries
រីករាយដែលបានជួបNice to meet you

Magic Little Words

បាទPolite word (men)
ចាសPolite word (women)
ទេQuestion word (yes/no)
ហើយAlready
នឹងWill (future)
កំពុងRight now (-ing)
បំផុតThe most (superlative)
ណាស់Very / a lot
បន្តិចA little bit
ដែរAlso / too

Compliments & Cheer

មានទេពកោសល្យណាស់!Very talented!
ធ្វើបានល្អWell done
មោទនភាពចំពោះអ្នកProud of you
កុំបោះបង់Don't give up
ជឿជាក់លើខ្លួនឯងBelieve in yourself
បន្តតស៊ូKeep fighting
អស្ចារ្យAmazing / impressive
បន្តទៅមុខទៀត!Keep it up!
ឆ្នើមOutstanding
អរគុណដែលមិនបោះបង់Thanks for not giving up

Reactions & Interjections

អស្ចារ្យ!Wow!
អូ៎!Whoa!
អូ៎ មិនល្អទេ!Oh no! / that's bad
ល្អណាស់!That's great!
មែនទេ?!Really?!
សំណាងល្អណាស់!Lucky you!
គួរឱ្យសោកស្ដាយWhat a shame
ភ្ញាក់ផ្អើលStartled / shocked
ហ៊ឹ?Huh? / eh?
អស្ចារ្យ!Awesome!

Polite & Kind Words

បាទPolite particle (male speaker)
ចាសPolite particle (female speaker)
សុំទោសSorry / excuse me
សុំ…May I have…
សូមជួយផងPlease help
សូមKindly / please
អត់អីទេYou're welcome / gladly
សូមសំណាងល្អGood luck
អញ្ជើញPlease, go ahead
អរគុណច្រើនThank you very much
កុំអៀន មិនអីទេNo need to be shy / it's fine
ដោយក្ដីរីករាយMy pleasure

Useful Phrases

សូមស្វាគមន៍Welcome
គ្មានបញ្ហាNo problem
មកវិញភ្លាមBe right back
ចាំមួយភ្លែតWait a moment
អញ្ជើញតាមសប្បាយMake yourself comfortable
សូមសំណាងល្អGood luck
ប្រយ័ត្នBe careful
សុបិនល្អSweet dreams
សូមឱ្យឆាប់ជាសះស្បើយGet well soon
សូមអបអរសាទរCongratulations
អ្នកធ្វើបាន!You can do it!
ជួបគ្នាពេលក្រោយSee you later

Apologies & Excuses

ខ្ញុំសុំទោសយ៉ាងជ្រាលជ្រៅI'm so sorry
ខ្ញុំដេកលង់ភ្លេចម៉ោងI overslept
ខ្ញុំភ្លេចទាំងស្រុងI totally forgot
ខ្ញុំមិនបានចេតនាទេI didn't mean to
វានឹងមិនកើតឡើងម្ដងទៀតទេIt won't happen again
មានរឿងបន្ទាន់កើតឡើងSomething urgent came up
សូមអភ័យទោសឱ្យខ្ញុំForgive me
កំហុសរបស់ខ្ញុំMy fault
រករឿងដោះសាTo make excuses
សុំទោសជាមុនApologies in advance

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