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The English word “pig” is translated into Khmer as ជ្រូក. The term refers to the mammal of the family Suidae.

The English word “poop” is translated into Khmer as អាចម៍. អាចម៍ is a common, blunt noun used to refer to excrement.

The Khmer word for aunt is មីង (ming), used for an aunt who is younger than your parent. Khmer kinship words depend on age.

The Khmer word for hospital is មន្ទីរពេទ្យ. The term refers to a large medical facility.

The English word plate is translated into Khmer as ចាន. ចាន is a noun used to refer to a flat dish.

ស្វាយ is the Khmer word for mango. The word ស្វាយ is used to refer to the mango fruit.

July in Khmer is កក្កដា. កក្កដា is the name for the seventh month of the Gregorian calendar.

The English word “stinky” is translated into Khmer as ស្អុយ. ស្អុយ is an adjective used to describe something that has a strong, unpleasant smell.

អង់គ្លេស is the Khmer word for English.

In Khmer, “good morning” is expressed as អរុណសួស្តី. The phrase is used when seeing someone for the first time in the morning.