ហ្វ្រូម៉ាហ្ស
froumaa
The English word cheese is translated into Khmer as ហ្វ្រូម៉ាហ្ស (froumaa). It is also spelled ប្រូម៉ាស (proumaah).
Meaning: dairy product (noun)
Ways to say it
| Khmer | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ហ្វ្រូម៉ាហ្ស | froumaa | |
| ប្រូម៉ាស | proumaah | alternative form |
The term refers to the dairy product known as cheese.
Which one should you use?
ប្រូម៉ាស is an alternative spelling of ហ្វ្រូម៉ាហ្ស.
How do you pronounce it?
froumaa
Did you know?
- Unlike English, where 'cheese' is shouted to make people smile for photos, Khmer speakers do not use ហ្វ្រូម៉ាហ្ស for this purpose.
- The Khmer word ហ្វ្រូម៉ាហ្ស is a direct loanword from the French 'fromage'.
- Because ហ្វ្រូម៉ាហ្ស is a loanword, it uses a special subscript consonant to replicate the 'r' sound from French, which is not native to Khmer phonology.
Examples in context
- ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តញ៉ាំ ហ្វ្រូម៉ាហ្ស ជាមួយនំបុ័ង។khnom chol chet nham fru-maz cheamuoy nambong.I like to eat cheese with bread.
- តើមាន ហ្វ្រូម៉ាហ្ស នៅក្នុងទូទឹកកកទេ?tae mean fru-maz nov knong tou teuk kork te?Is there any cheese in the refrigerator?
- ហ្វ្រូម៉ាហ្ស នេះមានរសជាតិឆ្ងាញ់ណាស់។fru-maz nih mean ros cheat chhnganh nah.This cheese tastes very delicious.
Example conversation
Mali and Sok are preparing a snack together.
- សុខ Sokម៉ាលី តើយើងមានហ្វ្រូម៉ាហ្សក្នុងទូទឹកកកទេ?Mali, tae yeung mean fromage knong tou teuk kok te?Mali, do we have any cheese in the fridge?
- ម៉ាលី Malyបាទ មាន វានៅទីនេះ។bat mean, vea nov ti nihYes, there is, it's right here.
- សុខ Sokសូមជួយហុចហ្វ្រូម៉ាហ្សឱ្យខ្ញុំផង។som chuoy houch fromage oy khnhom phongPlease pass me the cheese.
- ម៉ាលី Malyនេះជារបស់អ្នក សុខ។nih chea robos neak, SokHere it is, Sok.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “cheese” translations and entries ហ្វ្រូម៉ាហ្ស, ប្រូម៉ាស, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ហ្វ្រូម៉ាហ្ស, CC BY-SA 4.0.
