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The following text is courtesy of http://www.tourismcambodia.com/Highlights/be4ugo/learnkhmer.asp Here are some useful Khmer words and phrases, written phonetically, that will come in handy. Khmer may sound confusing. But with a little patience and practice, you can get by. There are 33 consonants and 26 vowels. "Ai" is pronounced as in Thai; "ay" as in pay; "dt" takes the t sound while "bp" takes the p sound. "Oo" is pronounced as in cook and "ao" as in Laos. | English | Khmer | English | Khmer | | Hello | jum-reap soo-a | Yesterday | m'serl menh | | How are you? | tau neak sok sapbaiy teh? | Today | t'ngai nih | | Good morning | arun sour sdei | Tomorrow | t'ngai sa-aik | | Good afternoon | tiveah sour sdei | Month | khaeh | | Good night | reah-trey sour sdei | Year | ch'nam | | My name is..... | k'nyom tchmouh... | Last Year | ch'nam moon | | Yes | baat | New Year | ch'nam thmey | | No | dteh | Next Year | ch'nam groy | | Please | suom mehta | January | ma ga raa | | Thank You | or-koon | February | kompheak | Excuse me | sohm dtoh | March | mee nah | | Goodbye | joom-reap leah | April | meh sah | | I don't understand | k'nyom men yoo-ul tee | May | oo sa phea | | I want a... | k'nyom jang baan... | June | mi thok nah | | Water | teuk | July | ka kada | | Tea | tai | August | say haa | Rice (cooked) | bia | September | kan'ya | | Rice (uncooked) | angkoh | October | to laa | | Meat | saich | November | wech a gaa | | Fish | t'ray | December | t'noo | | Chicken | moan | One | moo ay | | Bread | num pung | Two | bpee | | Restaurant | haang bai | Three | bay | | Where is the...? | noev eah nah...? | Four | boun | | Market | p'sah | Five | bpram | | Bank | tho neea kear | Six | bpram moo ay | | Post Office | bprai sa nee | Seven | bpram bpee | | Doctor | peth | Eight | bpram bay | | Bus | laan ch'noul | Night | bpram buon | | Train | ra dteah plerng | Ten | dahp | | Cycle | see kloa | Eleven | dahp moo ay | | Policeman | bpoa leeh or norkor-bahl | Twenty | m'pay | | Turn left | bot dtoy ch'wayng | Thirty | saam seup | | Turn right | bot dtoy s'dum | Forty | sai seup | | Go straight | dtov dtrong | Fifty | ha seup | | Morning | bpreuk | Sixty | hok seup | | Midnight | aa-tree-at | Seventy | jeht seup | | Night | yoop | Eighty | bpait seup | | Sunday | t/ngai aa-dteut | Ninety | gao seup | | Monday | t'ngai jan | Hundred | moo-ay roy | | Tuesday | t'ngai ong-gee-a | Thousand | moo-ay bpoan | | Wednesday | t'ngai bpoot | Ten thousand | moo-ay meun | | Thursday | t'ngai bpra-hoa-a | Hundred thousand | moo-ay sain | | Friday | t'ngai sok | Million | moo-ay lee-un | | Saturday | t'ngai sao | | |
The following text is courtesy of http://www.tourismcambodia.com/Highlights/be4ugo/learnkhmer.asp
Here are some useful Khmer words and phrases, written phonetically, that will come in handy. Khmer may sound confusing. But with a little patience and practice, you can get by.
There are 33 consonants and 26 vowels. "Ai" is pronounced as in Thai; "ay" as in pay; "dt" takes the t sound while "bp" takes the p sound. "Oo" is pronounced as in cook and "ao" as in Laos.
| English | Khmer | English | Khmer |
| Hello | jum-reap soo-a | Yesterday | m'serl menh |
| How are you? | tau neak sok sapbaiy teh? | Today | t'ngai nih |
| Good morning | arun sour sdei | Tomorrow | t'ngai sa-aik |
| Good afternoon | tiveah sour sdei | Month | khaeh |
| Good night | reah-trey sour sdei | Year | ch'nam |
| My name is..... | k'nyom tchmouh... | Last Year | ch'nam moon |
| Yes | baat | New Year | ch'nam thmey |
| No | dteh | Next Year | ch'nam groy |
| Please | suom mehta | January | ma ga raa |
| Thank You | or-koon | February | kompheak |
| Excuse me | sohm dtoh | March | mee nah |
| Goodbye | joom-reap leah | April | meh sah |
| I don't understand | k'nyom men yoo-ul tee | May | oo sa phea |
| I want a... | k'nyom jang baan... | June | mi thok nah |
| Water | teuk | July | ka kada |
| Tea | tai | August | say haa |
| Rice (cooked) | bia | September | kan'ya |
| Rice (uncooked) | angkoh | October | to laa |
| Meat | saich | November | wech a gaa |
| Fish | t'ray | December | t'noo |
| Chicken | moan | One | moo ay |
| Bread | num pung | Two | bpee |
| Restaurant | haang bai | Three | bay |
| Where is the...? | noev eah nah...? | Four | boun |
| Market | p'sah | Five | bpram |
| Bank | tho neea kear | Six | bpram moo ay |
| Post Office | bprai sa nee | Seven | bpram bpee |
| Doctor | peth | Eight | bpram bay |
| Bus | laan ch'noul | Night | bpram buon |
| Train | ra dteah plerng | Ten | dahp |
| Cycle | see kloa | Eleven | dahp moo ay |
| Policeman | bpoa leeh or norkor-bahl | Twenty | m'pay |
| Turn left | bot dtoy ch'wayng | Thirty | saam seup |
| Turn right | bot dtoy s'dum | Forty | sai seup |
| Go straight | dtov dtrong | Fifty | ha seup |
| Morning | bpreuk | Sixty | hok seup |
| Midnight | aa-tree-at | Seventy | jeht seup |
| Night | yoop | Eighty | bpait seup |
| Sunday | t/ngai aa-dteut | Ninety | gao seup |
| Monday | t'ngai jan | Hundred | moo-ay roy |
| Tuesday | t'ngai ong-gee-a | Thousand | moo-ay bpoan |
| Wednesday | t'ngai bpoot | Ten thousand | moo-ay meun |
| Thursday | t'ngai bpra-hoa-a | Hundred thousand | moo-ay sain |
| Friday | t'ngai sok | Million | moo-ay lee-un |
| Saturday | t'ngai sao | | |
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