Beginning Khmer

Front 1

Informal hello; also, how are you?

Back 1

សុខ​សប្បាយ

Front 2

Hi

Back 2

សួស្តី

Front 3

Informal, friendly goodbye

Back 3

លា​ហើយ

Front 4

Formal hello

Back 4

ជំរាប​សួរ

Front 5

Formal goodbye

Back 5

ជំរាប​លា

Front 6

thank you

Back 6

អរគុណ

Front 7

you're welcome

Back 7

អត់អីទេ

Front 8

Where are you going?

Back 8

លោក​អញ្ជើញទៅ​នា?

Front 9

market

Back 9

ផ្សារ

Front 10

to take a walk

Back 10

ដើរ​លេង

Front 11

to come from

Back 11

មក​ពី

Front 12

house

Back 12

ផ្ទះ

Front 13

to study

Back 13

រៀន

Front 14

where

Back 14

ណា ឬ នៅឯណា

Front 15

what do you do for a living?

Back 15

ពូ​ធ្វើ​ការ​អី?

Front 16

teacher

Back 16

គ្រូ​បង្រៀន

Front 17

older sibling

Back 17

បង

Front 18

polite particle

Back 18

អញ្ជើញ

Front 19

there

Back 19

នោះ

Front 20

here

Back 20

នេះ

Front 21

language

Back 21

ភាសា

Front 22

to teach

Back 22

បង្រៀន

Front 23

university

Back 23

សាកលវិទ្យល័យ

Front 24

Cambodia

Back 24

ស្រុក​ខ្មែរ

Front 25

France

Back 25

ប្រទេស​បារាំង

Front 26

USA

Back 26

សហរដ្ឋ​អាមរិក

Front 27

office

Back 27

ការិយាល័យ

Front 28

school

Back 28

សាលារៀន

Front 29

library

Back 29

បណ្ណាល័យ

Front 30

toilet, restroom

Back 30

បង្គន់

Front 31

Phnom Penh

Back 31

ភ្នំ​ពេញ

Front 32

and

Back 32

ហើយ

Front 33

day

Back 33

ថ្ងៃ

Front 34

week

Back 34

អាទិត្យ

Front 35

month

Back 35

ខែ

Front 36

year

Back 36

ឆ្នាំ

Front 37

hour

Back 37

ម៉ោង

Front 38

minute

Back 38

នាទី

Front 39

i, me

Back 39

ខ្ញុំ

Front 40

he/she/they (respectful & familiar)

Back 40

គាត់

Front 41

you

Back 41

អ្នក

Front 42

sir

Back 42

លោក

Front 43

madam​ (extremely formal, moreso than any english term)

Back 43

លោក​ស្រី

Front 44

younger sibling

Back 44

ប្ងូន

Front 45

young aunt

Back 45

មីង

Front 46

young uncle

Back 46

ពូ

Front 47

term used to address male teachers

Back 47

លោក​គ្រូ

Front 48

term used to address female teachers

Back 48

អ្នក​គ្រូ

Front 49

he/she/they (neutral and distant)

Back 49

គេ

Front 50

it (used for animals, children and objects - disrespectful if used toward adults)

Back 50

វា

Front 51

we, us

Back 51

យើង

Front 52

to go

Back 52

ទៅ

Front 53

to be located at

Back 53

នៅ

Front 54

country, land

Back 54

ស្រុក

Front 55

Khmer

Back 55

ខ្មែរ

Front 56

listen

Back 56

ចាំ​ស្តាប់

Front 57

repeat after me

Back 57

ថា​តាម​ខ្ញុំ​

Front 58

all together

Back 58

តា​ទាំង​អស់​គ្នា

Front 59

to ask

Back 59

សួរ

Front 60

to answer

Back 60

ឹ្ឆឆ្លើយ

Front 61

open your books to page 5

Back 61

បើក​សៀភៅ​ទំ​ព័រ​ទី​ប្រាំ

Front 62

close your books

Back 62

បិទ​សៀវភៅ

Front 63

don't write (anything)

Back 63

កុំ​សរសេរ

Front 64

do you understand?

Back 64

អ្នក​យល់​ទេ?

Front 65

open

Back 65

បើក

Front 66

to understand

Back 66

យល់

Front 67

to be surprised, confused, or curious

Back 67

ឆ្ងល់

Front 68

excuse me

Back 68

សូម​ទោស

Front 69

please repeat that

Back 69

សូម​ថា​ម្តង​ទៀត

Front 70

please speak clearly

Back 70

សូម​និយាយ​​ច្បាស់ម៉ោ

Front 71

what is this called in Khmer?

Back 71

បេស់​នេះ​ខ្មែរ​ហៅ​ថា​ម៉េច?

Front 72

that's called a ___ in Khmer

Back 72

បេស់​នោះ​ខ្មែរ​​ហៅ​ថា​____។

Front 73

how do you say ___ in Khmer?

Back 73

ពាក្យ___ខ្មែរ​ថា​ម៉េច?

Front 74

english

Back 74

អង់គ្លេស

Front 75

word

Back 75

ពាក្យ

Front 76

what is this (thing)?

Back 76

នេះ​ជា​អី?

Front 77

that's a ___

Back 77

នោះ​ជា​___។

Front 78

Are these two words the same?

Back 78

ពាក្យ​ពីរ​នេះ​ដូច​គ្នា​រឺ?

Front 79

How are these two words different?

Back 79

ពាក្យ​ពីរ​​នេះ​ ខុស​គ្នា​យ៉ា​ង​ម៉េច?

Front 80

Whose book is this?

Back 80

សៀវភៅ​នេះ​ជា​របស់​ង្នក​ណា?

Front 81

Water falling drop by drop can eventually wear a hole in a rock.

Back 81

ទឹក​ស្រក់​ តក់១ៗ ទំ​សុះ​ផ្ម​បាន។

Front 82

Knowing comes from studying, possessing anything comes from searching.

Back 82

ចេះ​មក​ពី​រៀន មាន​មក​ពីរ​រក។