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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Khmer vocab 2 verbs
Khmer vocab 2 verbs Here are 14 khmer verbs, and one noun that commonly goes along with one of the khmer verbs. These words really come in handy. [table] Khmer, English dteu, to go ni-yiay, to speak sdab, to listen jong, to want dtin, to buy nyum, to eat baay (bii), rice, tvwuh, to do; […]
Khmer House – Vocab 1
Khmer House Vocab 1 Things in/ at your Khmer House [table] Khmer, English dtok (tuk), table grey, bed gau-ey, chair tvwia, door bong-uik, window bon-dtub, room bon-dtub-geeng, bedroom bon-dtub-dtek, bathroom pdteah, house neu na?, where* siaw-pau, book [/table] * If you learn one word or phrase out of this Khmer house section, I would suggest […]
