ទិវាសួស្តី
tivea suesdei
ទិវាសួស្តី (tivea suesdei) is the Khmer way to say good afternoon.
This phrase is used as a greeting during the afternoon hours.
Meaning: greeting said in the afternoon (phrase)
How do you pronounce it?
tivea suesdei
Did you know?
- The height of your hands during the 'sampeah' depends on the social status of the person you are greeting.
- The word សួស្តី is derived from the Sanskrit word 'svasti', which means 'well-being' or 'luck'.
- While ទិវាសួស្តី is grammatically correct, you will rarely hear it in daily life in Cambodia. Most Cambodians prefer a simple សួស្តី (suostei) or a more formal greeting using the word 'Choum reap suor' regardless of the time of day.
Example conversation
Two acquaintances meet at a coffee shop in the afternoon.
- សុខ Sokទិវាសួស្តី សុខា!tiva suostei sokha!Good afternoon, Sokha!
- សុខា Sokhaទិវាសួស្តី សុខ! តើអ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ?tiva suostei sok! tae neak sok sabay te?Good afternoon, Sok! How are you?
- សុខ Sokខ្ញុំសុខសប្បាយទេ។ អរគុណ!khnhom sok sabay te. orkun!I am doing well. Thank you!
- សុខា Sokhaរីករាយដែលបានជួបអ្នក។rikreay del ban chuob neak.Nice to see you.
