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The English phrase ‘welcome’ is expressed in Khmer as សូមស្វាគមន៍. សូមស្វាគមន៍ is used as a greeting when someone arrives.

To clap in Khmer is to say ទះដៃ. The verb ទះដៃ is used to describe the action of striking the palms of the hands together.

រីករាយដែលបានជួបអ្នក is the Khmer phrase for “nice to meet you”.

The English word ‘captain’ is translated into Khmer as នាវិកនាយក.

លាហើយ is the Khmer way to say bye.

The English word “big” is translated into Khmer as ធំ. The word ធំ is used to describe things that are big or large.

To say “I miss you” in Khmer, say ខ្ញុំនឹកអ្នក (khnhom noek nak). Use ខ្ញុំនឹកអ្នក to tell someone that you miss them while they are away.

The English word kidney is translated into Khmer as តម្រងនោម. The term refers to the organ in the body.

The Khmer word for longan is មៀន.

The English verb ‘sit’ is translated into Khmer as អង្គុយ.