Khmer

The English word “stye” is ពពែឆ្កែ in Khmer. ពពែឆ្កែ is a noun used to describe a bacterial infection of the eyelash or eyelid.

The English phrase ‘haircut’ is translated to Khmer as កាត់សក់. The term កាត់សក់ refers to the act of cutting hair.

The English phrase “I like you” is expressed in Khmer as ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តអ្នក.

The Khmer word for “older aunt” is មីង. មីង is a term used to refer to the sister of one’s father or mother who is older than the parent.

The phrase “no thank you” in Khmer is ទេ អរគុណ. This phrase is a polite way of saying no.

The Khmer word for money is លុយ. Both terms refer to currency, but they are used in different contexts.

The Khmer verb for ‘meet’ is ជួប. ជួប is used when meeting people. It is not typically used to describe ‘meeting’ a requirement or a standard.

The English word monk is translated into Khmer as លោកសង្ឃ. The term is used to refer to a male member of a monastic order.

In Khmer, “a lot” is said as ច្រើន. The word ច្រើន is used to mean “a lot”, “much” or “many”.

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