ប៊ីយេរ
biiyɛɛ
In Khmer, beer is ប៊ីយេរ (biiyɛɛ). If unsure, use ប៊ីយេរ. It is also spelled ឡាប់យេរ (laabiiyɛɛ) or ឡាប់យ៉េរ (laabiiyɛɛ). Wiktionary also lists បៀរ (biə) and ប៊ីយែរ (biiyɛɛ).
Meaning: alcoholic drink made of malt (noun)
Ways to say it
| Khmer | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ប៊ីយេរ | biiyɛɛ | |
| បៀរ | biə | |
| ប៊ីយែរ | biiyɛɛ | |
| ឡាប់យេរ | laabiiyɛɛ | alternative form |
| ឡាប់យ៉េរ | laabiiyɛɛ | alternative form |
| ឡាប៊ីយែរ | laabiiyɛɛ |
This term refers to an alcoholic drink made of malt. In a general sense, the word for beer is often combined into the standard term ស្រាបៀរ.
Which one should you use?
While several spellings exist, the spelling បៀរ is the most common and concise way to write the loanword in Khmer. Other forms like ប៊ីយេរ, ប៊ីយែរ, ឡាប៊ីយែរ, ឡាប់យេរ and ឡាប់យ៉េរ are alternative variations of the word.
How does it change in a sentence?
When expressing the action of drinking beer, the verb ផឹក (phœk) is used.
How do you pronounce it?
biiyɛɛ
Did you know?
- The Khmer spelling បៀរ is actually a phonetic loanword from English 'beer', whereas other variations like ប៊ីយេរ trace back to the French 'bière'.
- In social settings, the act of ផឹក (drinking) is frequently used as a shorthand for 'going out for beers' without needing to mention the drink itself.
- Some variations of the word, such as ឡាប់យេរ, reflect phonetic adaptations of the French pronunciation rather than the English one.
Examples in context
- ពួកយើងទើបតែញ៉ាំស៊ូស៊ី និងផឹកស្រាបៀរ។We just ate sushi and drank beer.This sentence shows the use of បៀរ in the context of drinking.Tatoeba #2844427 by angkorsovannnaga, translation #833297 by Zifre
- ខ្ញុំមានក្បាលពោះស្រាបៀរ។I have a beer belly.This sentence uses បៀរ to describe a beer belly.Tatoeba #8503760 by Balamax, translation #5858417 by CK
Example conversation
Sok and Sokha are ordering drinks at a restaurant.
- សុខ Sokសុខា តើអ្នកចង់ផឹកអ្វី?Sokha, tae neak chong phok ey?Sokha, what do you want to drink?
- សុខា Sokhaខ្ញុំចង់ផឹកប៊ីយេរ។khnhom chong phok biyêr.I want to drink beer.
- សុខ Sokខ្ញុំក៏ចង់ផឹកប៊ីយេរដែរ។khnhom kor chong phok biyêr dae.I want to drink beer too.
- សុខា Sokhaអូខេ ចឹងយើងកុម្ម៉ង់ពីរ។ok, jeng yeung kommong pi.Okay, then let's order two.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “beer” translations and entries ប៊ីយេរ, បៀរ, ប៊ីយែរ, ឡាប់យេរ, ឡាប់យ៉េរ, ឡាប៊ីយែរ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries បៀរ, ប៊ីយេរ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
