ធ្វើបានល្អ
thveu ban l'a
The Khmer phrase for "good job" is ធ្វើបានល្អ (thveu ban l'a).
ធ្វើបានល្អ is used to praise someone for a task they have completed or for their performance.
Meaning: a phrase used to praise for a good job or efforts (intj)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of ធ្វើ (to do), បាន (to be able to/achieved) and ល្អ (good).
How does it change in a sentence?
Adding ណាស់ (very) to the end of the phrase makes it ធ្វើបានល្អណាស់ to mean "did very well".
How do you pronounce it?
thveu ban l'a
Did you know?
- In a professional Khmer setting, praising a superior with ធ្វើបានល្អ can be seen as condescending because the phrase is typically used by a person of higher status to a subordinate.
- While ធ្វើបានល្អ is grammatically correct, many Cambodians in casual settings might simply use the word ពូកែ (pookae), which literally means 'skilled' or 'expert', to express that someone did a great job.
- When using ធ្វើបានល្អ to praise someone older than you, it is important to use a respectful tone and perhaps a slight bow, as direct praise can sometimes feel patronizing if not paired with deference.
Examples in context
- អ្នកធ្វើបានល្អណាស់។neak thveu ban la-or nah.You did a very good job.
- ធ្វើបានល្អហើយ!thveu ban la-or haey!Good job done!
- កូនធ្វើបានល្អណាស់។koun thveu ban la-or nah.You did a good job, child.
Example conversation
A teacher is praising a student's homework.
- ម៉ាលី Malyនេះជាកិច្ចការផ្ទះរបស់ខ្ញុំ លោកគ្រូ។Neh chea kich-ka pteah robos khnom, lok kru.Here is my homework, teacher.
- ណារ៉ុង Narongធ្វើបានល្អណាស់ ម៉ាលី!Thveu ban l'or nah, Mali!Good job, Mali!
- ម៉ាលី Malyអរគុណច្រើន លោកគ្រូ។Orkun chreun, lok kru.Thank you very much, teacher.
- ណារ៉ុង Narongបន្តព្យាយាមបែបនេះទៀតណា។Bonto pyayam beb neh tiet na.Keep putting in effort like this.
