Ricky Clayton

The Khmer word for “vegetarian” is បួស. The term refers to a person who does not eat any animal flesh.

The English word ‘goat’ is translated into Khmer as ពពែ. The term is used to refer to the animal known as a goat.

ប៉ា is the Khmer word for daddy. ប៉ា is used as an informal way to refer to a father, typically used by children or in a childish manner.

In Khmer, the English word ‘medicine’ is translated as ថ្នាំ.

The word for cow in Khmer is គោ. គោ refers to the adult female of the species Bos taurus.

The English word “bull” is translated into Khmer as គោឈ្មោល. The term refers to an uncastrated adult male bovine.

The phrase អ្នកអាក្រក់មើល is used in Khmer to say “you’re ugly”. This phrase is used to tell someone that they are not physically attractive.

The English phrase “you’re mean” is translated into Khmer as អ្នកចិត្តអាក្រក់. This phrase is used to tell someone that they are unkind or cruel.

To say “come here” in Khmer, use មកនេះ. មកនេះ is a command used to tell someone to move toward your current location.

The Khmer word for shrimp is បង្គា. The term refers to the flesh of the crustacean.