Khmer

The English word milk is ទឹកដោះគោ in Khmer.

The English word ‘no’ is expressed in Khmer using the particle ទេ. In Khmer, the negation particle ទេ is used to show disagreement or negation.

The English verb ‘dance’ is translated into Khmer as រាំ.

The word for tiger in Khmer is ខ្លា. The word refers to the mammal Panthera tigris.

ប្រញាប់ឡើង is the Khmer way to say hurry up. This phrase is used to tell someone to go faster.

The Khmer word for “tomorrow” is ថ្ងៃស្អែក. ថ្ងៃស្អែក is an adverb used to refer to the day after the present day.

The English word “dog” is translated into Khmer as ឆ្កែ. ឆ្កែ is used to refer to the animal (noun).

To clap in Khmer is to say ទះដៃ. The verb ទះដៃ is used to describe the action of striking the palms of the hands together.

រីករាយដែលបានជួបអ្នក is the Khmer phrase for “nice to meet you”.

The English word ‘captain’ is translated into Khmer as នាវិកនាយក.