ជំរាបសួរ និងសូមអរគុណ
chomreabsour ning saum arkoun
In Khmer, "hello and thank you" is said as ជំរាបសួរ និងសូមអរគុណ (chomreabsour ning saum arkoun).
This phrase is used to combine a polite greeting with an expression of gratitude in a single statement.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of chomreabsour (hello), ning (and), saum (please/to request) and arkoun (thank you).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
ជំរាបសួរ និងសូមអរគុណ is a formal expression. The use of chomreabsour makes it a formal greeting, which is suitable for addressing elders, superiors or for use in professional settings.
How do you pronounce it?
chomreabsour ning saum arkoun
Did you know?
- Depending on who you are talking to, the height of your hands during the greeting can reach your chest, your nose or even your eyebrows. The highest position is reserved for monks and the King.
- While ជំរាបសួរ is formal, friends and peers typically use សួស្តី ('sour sdey') instead. Using the formal version with a close friend can accidentally signal that you are being cold or sarcastic.
- The word សួរ in the greeting ជំរាបសួរ literally means 'to ask' or 'to inquire', making the literal sense of the phrase closer to 'to report an inquiry'.
Examples in context
- ជំរាបសួរ និងសូមអរគុណ ចំពោះការជួយនេះ។chumreap suor ning som orkun chpous kar chuoy nih.Hello and thank you for this help.
- ជំរាបសួរ និងសូមអរគុណ សម្រាប់ការមកដល់។chumreap suor ning som orkun somreap kar mok dol.Hello and thank you for coming.
Example conversation
Sreyny greets Narong after he delivers a package to her.
- ស្រីនី Sreynyជំរាបសួរ និងសូមអរគុណ ណារ៉ុង!choum reap sour neng soum or kun Narong!Hello and thank you, Narong!
- ណារ៉ុង Narongមិនអីទេ ស្រីនី ខ្ញុំរីករាយនឹងជួយ។min ey te Sreyny khnhom riek reay neng chuoy.It is nothing, Sreyny, I am happy to help.
- ស្រីនី Sreynyអ្នកចំណាយពេលច្រើនណាស់។neak chom nay pel chreun nas.You spent a lot of time.
- ណារ៉ុង Narongគ្មានបញ្ហាក្នុងការជួយទេ!kmean banh ha knong kar chuoy te!No problem in helping!
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ជំរាបសួរ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
