Top Ten Mistakes when learning khmer 10. Giving up Most foreigners eagerly start trying to learn khmer. At first there learning is going up exponentially and their confidence is growing as now they can eat at local restaurants, can go to the market and negotiate, and direct a motodop. Sadly after learning the basics, going […]
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Khmer Food – Vocab 6
This is a pretty big lesson since there is a lot of specific words that are need to be known and are important. So with that let’s start learning about khmer foods. This first section has an accompany youtube video. This will help you get the full pronouncation, as sometimes the written transliterations are a […]
Khmer verbs – Worksheet 2
Section 1 – Match the english verbs to their khmer verbs. Here is the khmer verbs worksheet that accompanies vocabulary lesson #2. Enjoy! [table] #,Blank,English,Khmer 1.,_____,to go, a, leeng 2.,_____,to listen, b, aan 3.,_____,to buy, c, soh-see 4.,_____,to work, d, dteu 5.,_____,to watch, e, ni-yiay 6.,_____,to play, f, jool-jet 7.,_____,to write, g, tvwuh 9.,_____,to speak, […]
Top 10 Khmer Facebook words & phrases
Top 10 Khmer Facebook words and phrases. Are you friends with some khmers? Here are some frequently used khmer facebook words and english abbreviations that might help you decipher that moto bike accident photo that you keep seeing on Srey Nich’s khmer facebook feed. 10. Nas – means very….used frequently to say Cute nas! sa-art […]
Khmer Love Words – Vocab 5
Here are a small sampling of some khmer words that show love and affection or describe one’s marital status. Enjoy! [table] Khmer,English kooik-jet, heartbroken chugat, crazy riab-gaa, to marry gaa, married liiw, single seong-saa, steady lover bdey, husband bproon-bpon, wife mook mneak-aeng, to come alone srey saart, beautiful girl sa-art, beautiful pro sa-art, handsome […]
Top Ten Khmer Proverbs
Here are the Top Ten Khmer Proverbs. Enjoy! 10. A mountain never has two tigers Phnom mouy min del mean kla pi 9. A bunch of sticks can not be broken. Changkes mouy bach kach min bak 8. When water raises, fish eats ant; when water lowers, ants eat fish Dtek loeng trey sisra-mauch, dtek […]
Khmer Worksheet – vocab 1
Khmer Worksheet – Vocab 1 Matching This is the worksheet that accompanies the Vocab lesson 1. [table] #,Answer,Khmer, Letter, Englee 1,______,dtuk, A, bed 2,______,siaw-pau, B, where 3,______,grey,C, room 4,______,neu na, D, bedroom 5,______,pdteah, E, window 6,______,bong-dtub-geeng, F, chair 7,______,bong-dtub-dtek, G, table 8,______,bong-dtub, H, door 9,______,tvwia, I, bathroom 10,______,bong-uik, J, house 11,______,gau-ey, K, book [/table] Khmer […]
Khmer Food – Vocab 4
Here are some useful words when at a restaurant and wanting to order khmer food. [table] khmer,english hel, spicy nyum baay, eat rice saik-jruuk, pork saik-moan, chicken saik-goo, beef seom, fork slaab-bpria, sppon gam-bet, knife jong-geh, chopsticks kit luy, pay the bill dtrey, fish chngan, delicous [/table] so i hope these words will help you […]
Khmer Flirting – Vocab 3
Here are some phrases to help you flirt with khmers a little bit with the opposite sex. So let’s get going with Khmer Flirting. Tlor! Ta (Common, Lets start) [table] Khmer, English sa-art, beautiful srey-sa-art, beautiful girl chguat, crazy sabaii, happy kooik-jet, heart broken bpi-baak-jet, sad riab-gaa, to marry gaa, married liiw, single Dorch kernch […]
Khmer Colors – Vocab 2
Khmer Colors Vocab 2 Here is a youtube video to help you with your pronunciation of the khmer colors and to help your listening. Sorry it is not edited, or shows the translations and transliterations on the video. When I get more time, maybe I will come back and clean up this video a little […]
