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The Khmer word for busy is រវល់. The adjective រវល់ is used to describe someone who is engaged in an activity or preoccupied with tasks.

The word for “kiss” in Khmer is ថើប. ថើប functions as both a noun meaning a touch with the lips and a verb meaning to touch with the lips.

The English word “at” is translated into Khmer as នៅ.

The Khmer phrase for “hi” is សួស្តី. សួស្តី is a friendly, informal greeting. It is a common and versatile way to say hi in Khmer.

The English word “day” is translated into Khmer as ថ្ងៃ. The word ថ្ងៃ can mean both a 24-hour period and the daylight hours of a day.

ពន្លឺព្រះអាទិត្យ is the Khmer word for sunlight. The term is used to refer to the electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun.

The Khmer phrase for “hello formally” is ជំរាបសួរ.

Wednesday in Khmer is ថ្ងៃពុធ. ថ្ងៃពុធ is used to refer to the day of the week Wednesday.

The English word cheese is translated into Khmer as ហ្វ្រូម៉ាហ្ស. The term refers to the dairy product known as cheese.

The Khmer word for grandfather is ជីតា. The term is used to refer to a grandfather from either the mother’s or father’s side of the family.