Khmer

The English word “monkey” is translated into Khmer as ស្វា. ស្វា refers to the primate or monkey.

The Khmer word for bread is នំប៉័ង. The word refers to baked dough made from cereals.

To lie in Khmer is to say កុហក. The term កុហក means to tell an intentional untruth.

The English phrase “princess” is translated into Khmer as ព្រះនាង. Both terms are used to refer to a female member of the royal family.

The Khmer word for “ugly” is អាក្រក់. អាក្រក់ is used to describe something that is displeasing to the eye or not aesthetically pleasing.

The phrase “you stink” in Khmer is ឯងធុំក្លិនស្អុយ. This phrase is used to tell someone that their body or clothes have an unpleasant smell.

The English phrase “ice cream” is translated into Khmer as ការ៉េម. ការ៉េម is a noun used to refer to the frozen dessert known as ice cream.

To eat rice in Khmer is ញ៉ាំបាយ (nyam bay).

The English word “sun” is translated into Khmer as ព្រះអាទិត្យ. The term ព្រះអាទិត្យ refers specifically to the star around which the Earth revolves.

The Khmer word for month is ខែ. The word ខែ is used to refer to a calendar month, which is a period into which a year is divided.