គួរឲ្យស្រឡាញ់
kuor aoy sralanh
The Khmer word for cute is គួរឲ្យស្រឡាញ់ (kuor aoy sralanh).
គួរឲ្យស្រឡាញ់ is used to describe things that are cute or lovely, such as babies, animals or charming objects.
Meaning: attractive or pleasing in a youthful, dainty, quaint or fun-spirited way (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the verb គួរ (kuor) meaning 'worthy of' and the verb ស្រឡាញ់ (sralanh) meaning 'to love', making the literal meaning 'worthy of being loved'.
How do you pronounce it?
kuor aoy sralanh
Did you know?
- If you want to describe a person as 'cute' in a way that implies they are pretty or handsome, you would likely use ស្អាត (s'at) instead, as គួរឲ្យស្រឡាញ់ can sometimes sound a bit patronizing if used for an adult.
- Khmer speakers may use គួរឲ្យស្រឡាញ់ to describe a small mistake or a clumsy action that is seen as endearing.
- Because the phrase literally means 'worthy of love', saying it about an object can sometimes imply that the object has a 'soul' or a personality that attracts affection.
Examples in context
- កូនឆ្មាមួយនេះ គួរឲ្យស្រឡាញ់ណាស់។kon chhma muoy nis kuor oy srolanh nah.This kitten is so cute.
- មោទិកា មានរូបរាងគួរឲ្យស្រឡាញ់។Moutika mean roup reang kuor oy srolanh.Moutika has a cute appearance.
- សម្លៀកបំពាក់នេះ គួរឲ្យស្រឡាញ់ខ្លាំងណាស់។somliek bompeak nis kuor oy srolanh khlang nah.This outfit is very cute.
Example conversation
Ratanak and Chinda are looking at a photo of a baby.
- រតនៈ Ratanakមើលរូបថតកូនរបស់ខ្ញុំទៅ!meul roup thot koun robor khnhom tov!Look at the photo of my child!
- ចិន្តា Chindaអូ! គាត់គួរឲ្យស្រឡាញ់ណាស់ រតនៈ។oh! koat kuor oy srolanh nah Ratanak.Oh! He is so cute, Ratanak.
- រតនៈ Ratanakអរគុណ ចិន្តា។orkoun Chinda.Thank you, Chinda.
- ចិន្តា Chindaគាត់ដូចអ្នកណាស់។koat doch neak nah.He looks just like you.
