ខ្ញុំស្រឡាញ់អ្នកម៉ាក់
khnhom sralanh anak meak
The English phrase "I love you mom" is expressed in Khmer as ខ្ញុំស្រឡាញ់អ្នកម៉ាក់ (khnhom sralanh anak meak).
ខ្ញុំស្រឡាញ់អ្នកម៉ាក់ is a phrase used to express deep affection and love for one's mother.
How do you pronounce it?
khnhom sralanh anak meak
When do people say it?
In Khmer, ម៉ាក់ is a common, affectionate way to address one's mother, similar to 'mom' or 'mommy' in English.
Did you know?
- When saying this phrase, a child might perform the សំពះ gesture, placing their palms together like a prayer to show deep respect to their mother.
- While ខ្ញុំស្រឡាញ់អ្នកម៉ាក់ is grammatically correct, Khmer speakers often omit the word for 'I' ខ្ញុំ and 'you' អ្នក entirely when speaking to family, simply saying ស្រឡាញ់ម៉ាក់.
- The Khmer script used to write this phrase is an abugida, meaning consonants carry an inherent vowel that is modified by marks placed above or below the letter.
Example conversation
Sreyni is giving her mother a handmade card.
- ណារ៉ុង Narongតើនេះជាអ្វី ស្រីនី?Tae nih chea avei, Sreyni?What is this, Sreyni?
- ស្រីនី Sreynyនេះជាកាតសម្រាប់អ្នកម៉ាក់ ខ្ញុំស្រឡាញ់អ្នកម៉ាក់។Nih chea kat samrab neak mak, knhom srolanh neak mak.This is a card for you, I love you mom.
- ណារ៉ុង Narongអរគុណកូនសម្លាញ់ ម៉ាក់ក៏ស្រឡាញ់កូនដែរ។Orkun koun somlanh, mak kor srolanh koun dae.Thank you, sweetheart, mom loves you too.
- ស្រីនី Sreynyខ្ញុំរីករាយណាស់ដែលអ្នកម៉ាក់ចូលចិត្តវា។Knhom rykreay nah del neak mak chol chett vea.I am so glad you like it, mom.
