Khmer voor beginners
ភាសាខ្មែរសម្រាប់អ្នកចាប់ផ្តើមដំបូង
Greetings
hello------------------------------------------------------------- joohm ree-up soo-a
how are you?-------------------------------------------------sok-sa bai jee-a tay?
goodbye------------------------------------------------------- joohm ree-up lea [formal] / lee-hai [informal]
see you again!----------------------------------------------- joo-up k'neer dee-ut!
what is your name?-----------------------------------------laok ch'moo-ah a-vwai?
my name is----------------------------------------------------k'nyom ch'moo-ah
People
me---------------------------------------------------------------- knyom
you--------------------------------------------------------------- nee-uk / loak
we---------------------------------------------------------------- yeung
them------------------------------------------------------------- poo-kay
him/her--------------------------------------------------------- quot
my/mine-------------------------------------------------------- roboh-k'nyom
yours------------------------------------------------------------ roboh-nee-uk
Basic Words and Phrases
please---------------------------------------------------------- soam-un-jern
thank you------------------------------------------------------ arkun
sorry------------------------------------------------------------- som-dtoah
yes---------------------------------------------------------------baat (gezegd door man), chat (gezegd door vrouw)
no---------------------------------------------------------------- a-dtay
no thank you------------------------------------------------- a-dtay arkun
good------------------------------------------------------------ la-or
bad / no good----------------------------------------------- ot la-or
Questions Words
what's this?--------------------------------------------------- a-vwai nih?
what's this called?------------------------------------------ nih ch'moo-ah a-vwai?
how much?---------------------------------------------------- bpon maan?
where?---------------------------------------------------------- ai-naa?
where is the market?--------------------------------------- psar noo ai-naa?
where is the toilet?------------------------------------------ bong-goo-ung noo ai-naa?
where are you going?-------------------------------------- ta nee-uk dtao naa?
Emergency
emergency----------------------------------------------------- kree-a ason
help me!--------------------------------------------------------- joo-ay k'nyom!
doctor------------------------------------------------------------ bpairt
I want to see a doctor-------------------------------------- k'nyom chong dtao bpairt
I'm sick----------------------------------------------------------- k'nyom cheu
I hurt here------------------------------------------------------- k'nyom cheu tee-nih
ambulance------------------------------------------------------ roo-ut yoo-un song-kroo-ah
hospital----------------------------------------------------------- moo-un dtee bpairt
dentist------------------------------------------------------------ bpairt t'meun
Numbers
1 moy
2 pee
3 bay
4 boo-un
5 bram
6 bram-moy
7 bram-pee
8 bram-bay
9 bram-boo-un
10 dop
11 dop-moy
15 dop-bram
20 m'pay
21 m'pay moy
25 m'pay bram
30 saam seup
40 sai-seup
50 ha-seup
60 hok seup
70 jeut seup
80 bpait seup
90 gao seup
100 moy roy
200 pee roy
500 bram roy
1000 moy bpoa-un
Days of the Week
Monday--------------------------------------------------------- t'ngai jahn
Tuesday--------------------------------------------------------- t'ngai ong-gee-a
Wednesday---------------------------------------------------- t'ngai pbu!t
Thursday-------------------------------------------------------- t'ngai bprah-hoa!s
Friday------------------------------------------------------------- t'ngai soa!k
Saturday--------------------------------------------------------- t'ngai sao!w
Sunday----------------------------------------------------------- t'ngai aa-dteut