Matthew Donald

The English word “soup” is translated into Khmer as សម្ល.

The English word “goal” is translated into Khmer as គោលដៅ.

The English word “grape” is ទំពាំងបាយជូរ in Khmer. ទំពាំងបាយជូរ is used to refer to the grape fruit.

The phrase “can you speak english?” in Khmer is តើអ្នកចេះនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ?

The Khmer word for grandmother is យាយ. All forms of the word refer to the mother of someone’s parent.

The word for chicken in Khmer is មាន់. មាន់ is used to refer to the bird (chicken) as a noun.

The Khmer word for pervert is មនុស្សរោគចិត្ត.

The English word “nowadays” is translated into Khmer as សព្វថ្ងៃនេះ.

The English phrase ‘call’ is translated into Khmer as ហៅ. The verb ហៅ is used to contact someone by telephone.

សួស្តី is the Khmer way to say hey. សួស្តី is used as an informal greeting.