Before we take a deep dive into Cambodian (Khmer) conversations, let’s get some basics down. This lesson will teach you how to say hello, goodbye, see you tomorrow and other useful phrases in Cambodian (Khmer).

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Cambodian (Khmer)“.

Basic Words & Phrases: Saying Hello and Goodbye

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Greeting

EnglishKhmer (Cambodian)Khmer (Cambodian)
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
Hello!សួរស្តីsour sdei
Good morning! / Good Day!អរុណសួរស្តីarun sour sdei
Good evening!សាយ័ណសួរស្តីsayon sour sdei
Good night!រាត្រីសួរស្តីreatrei sour sdei
Welcome! (informal)ស្វាគមន៌sva kum
Welcome! (formal)សូមស្វាគមន៌saum sva kum
Welcome back!ស្វាគមន៌ការត្រលប់មកវិញsva kum kar trolob mok venh

Farewell

EnglishKhmer (Cambodian)Khmer (Cambodian)
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
Bye!លាហើយlea heoy
Goodbye!ជុំរាបលាchoum reab lea
Sleep well!គេងលក់អោយស្រួលkeng lok oay srol
So long!ជួបគ្នាពេលក្រោយchoub knea pel kroy
See you tomorrow!ជួបគ្នាថ្ងៃស្អែកchoub knea tnhai saek
Farewell!សូមអោយបានសេចក្តីសុខsaum oay ban sej kdey sok
Get out of here!ចេញពីទីនេះchen pi ti nih

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