Isla Mattie

The English word “mermaid” is translated into Khmer as មច្ឆានុ or រក្សសី. Both words refer to the mythological figure of a woman with a fish’s tail.

In Khmer, the English word “pregnant” can be expressed in several ways, with មានផ្ទៃពោះ being the default form.

The English word ‘baby’ can be translated into Khmer as ទារក.

The Khmer word for straw is បំពង់បឺត. The term បំពង់បឺត refers specifically to a drinking straw rather than dried stalks of grain.

The English word “beloved” is translated into Khmer as ជាទីស្រឡាញ់. ជាទីស្រឡាញ់ is used as an adjective to describe someone who is much loved.

ភីហ្សា is the Khmer word for pizza. The word is used to refer to the Italian dish.

ពណ៌លឿង is the Khmer way to say ‘yellow’. The term is used to describe something that has yellow as its color.

The English word “shopping” is translated into Khmer as ដើរទិញឥវ៉ាន់.

To say bored in Khmer, use ធុញ. The term refers to suffering from boredom.

The English verb ‘teach’ is expressed in Khmer as បង្រៀន. បង្រៀន is used to describe the act of passing on knowledge.