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 sdeikm-sing_hello
Good morning! / Good Day!អរុណសួរស្តីarun sour sdeikm-sing_good-morninggood-day
Good evening!សាយ័ណសួរស្តីsayon sour sdeikm-sing_good-evening
Good night!រាត្រីសួរស្តីreatrei sour sdeikm-sing_good-night
Welcome!ស្វាគមន៌sva kumkm-sing_welcome
Welcome!សូមស្វាគមន៌saum sva kumkm-sing_welcome2
Welcome back!ស្វាគមន៌ការត្រលប់មកវិញsva kum kar trolob mok venhkm-sing_welcome-back

Farewell

EnglishKhmer (Cambodian)Khmer (Cambodian)
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
Bye!លាហើយlea heoykm-sing_bye
Goodbye!ជុំរាបលាchoum reab leakm-sing_goodbye
Sleep well!គេងលក់អោយស្រួលkeng lok oay srolkm-sing_sleep-well
So long!ជួបគ្នាពេលក្រោយchoub knea pel kroykm-sing_so-long
See you tomorrow!ជួបគ្នាថ្ងៃស្អែកchoub knea tnhai saekkm-sing_see-you-tomorrow
Farewell!សូមអោយបានសេចក្តីសុខsaum oay ban sej kdey sokkm-sing_farewell
Get out of here!ចេញពីទីនេះchen pi ti nihkm-sing_get-out-of-here

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