Simple Khmer Lessons for beginners |
Lesson 0: Preliminary lessons |
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Basic numbers |
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| 1 | Mouy | 11 | Dob Mouy |
| 2 | Pi | 12 | Dob Pi |
| 3 | Bei | 13 | Dob Bei |
| 4 | Boun | 14 | Dob Boun |
| 5 | Bram | 15 | Dob Bram |
| 6 | Bram Mouy (5 + 1) | 16 | Dob Bram Mouy |
| 7 | Bram Pi | 17 | Dob Bram Pi |
| 8 | Bram Bei | 18 | Dob Bram Bei |
| 9 | Bram Boun | 19 | Dob Bram Boun |
| 10 | Dob | 20 | Moh Phei |
More numbers |
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| 30 | Sam sup | 1,000 | Mouy poine |
| 40 | Saire sup | 10,000 | Mouy murn |
| 50 | Hare sup | 100,000 | Mouy Saine |
| 60 | Hok sup | 1,000,000 | Mouy Lian |
| 70 | Cet sup | ||
| 80 | Perp sup | ||
| 90 | Kao sup | ||
| 100 | Mouy rooy | ||
Personal pronouns |
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| I | Kha’ngom | ||
| You | Neak | ||
| He | Kot | ||
| She | Nearng | ||
| It | Vear | ||
| We | Yoeng | ||
| You | Neak tiang os knea | ||
| They | Pouk Keh | ||
Frequently used words |
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| I | Kha’ngom |
| You | Neak |
| Baht | Yes (men) |
| Chas | Yes (women) |
| Teh | No |
| Thank you | Or kun |
| You’re welcome | Men ei the |
| Okay | Yol proom |
| Good bye | Lear heuy |
| Sorry | Soom toos |
| How are you? | Sok sab baay chea teh? |
| How much? | Dom lay pon maan? |
| Are you happy? | Sab baay teh? |
| Do you understand? | Yol teh? |
| Eat | Hope or Gnam |
| Rice | Baay |
| Drink (verb) | Peuk |
| Water | Teuk |
| Sleep | Dek |
| Go | Tov |
| Study | Rian |
| Play | Leng |
| Happy | Sab baay |
| Sad | Men sab bay |
| Good | La’or |
| Bad | Men la’or |
| Clever | Cha laat |
| Stupid | Men cha laat |
| Delicious | Cha gnaing |
| Very | Nas (said after the adjective) |
| Many, a lot | Chroeurn |
| Children | Koon Kha’meng |
| Student | Sus (for secondary students and below), Ni Set (for tertiary students) |
| Teacher | Krou (secondary and below), Sas stra char (tertiary) |
| School | Sar lar rian (school), Moh har vih chear lai (university) |