Matthew Donald

The English phrase “have a good day” is expressed in Khmer as សូមឱ្យមានថ្ងៃល្អ.

The word for “animal” in Khmer is សត្វ. សត្វ refers to any living organism that is not a human.

The English word milk is ទឹកដោះគោ in Khmer.

The English word ‘no’ is expressed in Khmer using the particle ទេ. In Khmer, the negation particle ទេ is used to show disagreement or negation.

The English verb ‘dance’ is translated into Khmer as រាំ.

The English word “poor” is translated into Khmer as ក្រ. ក្រ is an adjective used to describe someone who has few or no possessions or money.

The English phrase small is translated into Khmer as តូច. The word តូច is an adjective used to describe something that is not large.

In Khmer, the word for wife is ប្រពន្ធ. All forms refer to a female partner in a marriage.

The English phrase “very good” is translated into Khmer as ល្អណាស់. ល្អណាស់ is used to describe something of high quality or to express strong approval.

The English word ‘name’ can be translated into Khmer as either ឈ្មោះ or នាម depending on the context.