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.
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Section 1. Khmer food and phrases
I want Dessert: Kynom jong baan bon-aem
I’m full: Kynom cha-aet howie
Im drunk: kynom sro-vwong howie
Alcohol: sraa
can i have the bill: (soam) kit luy
beef: saik-goo
pork – saik jruuk
chicken: saik-moan
fish: dtrey
food-mhoob
beer: bia
rice-bii
vegetable-bon-lae
Click more to read about Cambodia food phrases.
Section 2 Mostly phrases and little more Cambodian vocab.
This section does not have a video yet, but will soon. Keep checking back as it is scheduled to be my next video!
I want to order – kynom jong yook
what would you like to eat? – jong nyum ey klah dae?
water – dtuk
what would you like to drink – jong nyum dtuk ey dae?
more – time
I would like some more rice – soam bii time
ice – dtuk-gaaw
soam dtuk-gaaw baan te?
hel – spicy
delicious – chngan
vegetarian – mo-nuh dtoom saik
I know that is a lot of words, but you would be surprised by how many times you say most of these khmer food words everday.
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