Translate English to Khmer
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Common English to Khmer translations
| English | Khmer | Pronunciation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hello | សួស្តី | soo-uh SDAI | ||
| Good morning | អរុណសួស្តី | ah-ROON soo-uh SDAI | ||
| Thank you | អរគុណ | aw-KOON | ||
| Please | សូម | sohm | ||
| How much is this? | នេះថ្លៃប៉ុន្មាន? | nih tlai pon-MAHN | ||
| Where is the bathroom? | បង្គន់នៅទីណា? | bahng-KOHN now tee NAH | ||
| I do not understand | ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ | knyom min yool | ||
| Can you help me? | អ្នកអាចជួយខ្ញុំបានទេ? | nak ahch CHUAY knyom BAHN teh | ||
| I would like coffee | ខ្ញុំចង់បានកាតេ | knyom CHAHNG bahn kah-FEH | ||
| The bill, please | សូមគិតលុយ | sohm kit LOO-ee | ||
| Nice to meet you | រីករាយក្នុងជួប | ree-KREE-ay knoong CHUOP | ||
| Goodbye | លាសុនហើយ | lee-ah sohn HOW-ee | ||
| I need a doctor | ខ្ញុំត្រូវការឆ្នែតពេទ្យ | knyom trov kahr pet-CHAH | ||
| Excuse me | សូមទោស | sohm TOHS |
Tips for English to Khmer translation
Khmer uses one of the oldest scripts in Southeast Asia, descended from Indian Brahmi through the Pallava script. It has 33 consonants, 23 vowel symbols, and numerous subscript forms. The script has no spaces between words, similar to Thai and Lao.
Khmer is not a tonal language, unlike its neighbors Thai, Vietnamese, and Lao. This makes pronunciation easier for English speakers, though the large number of vowel sounds and consonant clusters still require practice.
Khmer has a complex pronoun system based on social hierarchy, age, and relationship. Knyom (I, humble), anak (you, polite), lok (you, respectful for men) each carry social information lost in English translation.
Khmer vocabulary has absorbed heavily from Sanskrit and Pali (through Hinduism and Buddhism), French (colonial period), and increasingly English. The Angkor-era inscriptions are in Sanskrit, reflecting the deep Indian cultural influence on Khmer civilization.
About the Khmer language
Khmer is the official language of Cambodia, spoken by about 16 million people. It belongs to the Austroasiatic language family, making it a distant relative of Vietnamese. Khmer is the earliest recorded language of mainland Southeast Asia, with inscriptions dating from the 7th century.
Cambodia is known worldwide for Angkor Wat, the largest religious monument ever built. Khmer culture experienced a golden age during the Angkor period (802-1431 AD). Modern Cambodia has a growing tourism industry and an increasingly connected young population. Khmer language and culture are experiencing a digital renaissance with growing online content.
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