ថ្ងៃ
thngay
The English word "day" is translated into Khmer as ថ្ងៃ (thngay). If unsure, use ថ្ងៃ. Wiktionary also lists នៅពេលថ្ងៃ (nɨwpeilthngay).
Meaning: period of 24 hours (noun)
Ways to say it
| Khmer | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| ថ្ងៃ | thngay |
| នៅពេលថ្ងៃ | nɨwpeilthngay |
The word ថ្ងៃ can mean both a 24-hour period and the daylight hours of a day.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase នៅពេលថ្ងៃ is composed of នៅពេល (time/when) and ថ្ងៃ (day), literally meaning 'at the time of day'.
How do you pronounce it?
thngay
When do people say it?
The term 'ព្រះ (preah)' is an honorific term often added before 'ថ្ងៃ (tngay)' to reference 'Sunday'.
Did you know?
- Thai speakers use the word ไถง (tà-ngǎi) for 'day', which was actually borrowed from Old Khmer centuries ago.
- In Cambodia, certain 'lucky days' are calculated by astrologers using the word ថ្ងៃ to determine the best date for weddings or housewarmings.
- In Cambodia, the concept of a 'day' is deeply tied to the sun, as ថ្ងៃ serves as the word for both the 24-hour period and the sun itself.
Examples in context
- ថ្ងៃរះ។Day breaks.This sentence is useful for describing the break of a day using ថ្ងៃ.Tatoeba #11472326 by Vethya, translation #323958 by Zifre
- ថ្ងៃកំពុងរះ។Day is breaking.This sentence is useful for describing the ongoing process of the day breaking using ថ្ងៃ.Tatoeba #11472347 by Vethya, translation #323956 by Dejo
- ខ្ញុំរវល់ពេញមួយថ្ងៃ។khnhom rvoul penh mouy thngai.I am busy all day.
Example conversation
Ratanak and Sreyny are talking about a trip.
- ស្រីនី Sreynyតើអ្នកទៅលេងប៉ុន្មានថ្ងៃ?tae neak tov leng pon-man thngai?How many days are you visiting for?
- រតនៈ Ratanakខ្ញុំទៅលេងបីថ្ងៃ។khnhom tov leng bei thngaiI am visiting for three days.
- ស្រីនី Sreynyតើអ្នកចេញដំណើរថ្ងៃណា?tae neak cheng dom-neur thngai na?Which day do you leave?
- រតនៈ Ratanakខ្ញុំចេញដំណើរថ្ងៃស្អែក។khnhom cheng dom-neur thngai s-aekI leave tomorrow.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “day” translations and entries ថ្ងៃ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
