ជល់មួយ
cŭəlmuəy
The English phrase "cheers" is translated into Khmer as ជល់មួយ (cŭəlmuəy). Wiktionary also lists សន្តិយុត្ត (sɑnte' yutta').
Meaning: toast when drinking (intj)
Ways to say it
| Khmer | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| ជល់មួយ | cŭəlmuəy |
| សន្តិយុត្ត | sɑnte' yutta' |
ជល់មួយ is the most natural and common way to say "cheers" when clinking glasses with friends in a social setting.
What does it mean word for word?
Literally, ជល់មួយ means "clink one", referring to the act of clinking glasses once.
Which one should you use?
While ជល់មួយ is the standard way to toast during drinking, the word សន្តិយុត្ត refers to "peace" or "peacefulness" and is not used as a standard toast in casual drinking settings.
How do you pronounce it?
cŭəlmuəy
Did you know?
- If you are drinking with much older or higher-ranking people, you should aim to clink your glass lower than theirs to show humility.
- The word ជល់ in ជល់មួយ can also mean 'to clash' or 'to conflict', suggesting that a toast is a playful, miniature collision of glasses.
- When using ជល់មួយ, it is common to use both hands to hold the glass if you are toasting someone much older, showing an extra layer of deference.
Examples in context
- ជល់មួយ!Cheers!This example is useful for seeing how to use ជល់មួយ to say "Cheers!"Tatoeba #3767566 by angkorsovannnaga, translation #487006 by human600
- តោះ! ជល់មួយ!toh! jol muoy!Let's toast!
Example conversation
Maly and Rotanak are having dinner together.
- រតនៈ Ratanakតោះ ជល់មួយ!toh chol mouy!Let's cheers!
- ម៉ាលី Malyជល់មួយ! ជូនពរអ្នកទាំងអស់គ្នា។chol mouy! joun por neak teang os knia.Cheers! Best wishes to everyone.
- រតនៈ Ratanakអរគុណ ម៉ាលី។orkun Maly.Thank you, Maly.
- ម៉ាលី Malyរីករាយនឹងការទទួលទានណា រតនៈ។rik reay nung kar totoul tean na Rotanak.Enjoy your meal, Rotanak.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “cheers” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
