ថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ
thngay can
Monday in Khmer is ថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ (thngay can). It is also spelled ថ្ងៃចន្ទ (thngay can).
Meaning: day of the week (noun)
Ways to say it
| Khmer | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ | thngay can | |
| ថ្ងៃចន្ទ | thngay can | alternative form |
ថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ is a noun used to refer to the day of the week, Monday. It can also function as an adverb to mean 'on Monday'.
What does it mean word for word?
The word ថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ is composed of ថ្ងៃ, meaning 'day' and ច័ន្ទ, meaning 'moon'. This reflects the lunar origin of the name for Monday.
Which one should you use?
ថ្ងៃចន្ទ is an alternative spelling of ថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
To say 'on Monday', you can add the preposition នៅ (at/in) before ថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ, forming នៅថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ.
How do you pronounce it?
thngay can
Did you know?
- The term ថ្ងៃ is used for both 'day' and 'sun', meaning the word for 'Monday' literally combines the words for 'sun' and 'moon'.
- In traditional Khmer culture, certain colors are associated with each day of the week, and Monday's color is often linked to the celestial body the day is named after.
- Because ថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ is tied to the 'moon', the Khmer name for Monday is part of a celestial naming system where each day of the week is personified by a specific planetary deity.
Examples in context
- ថ្ងៃនេះគឺជាថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ។thngay nih keu chea thngay chan.Today is Monday.
- ខ្ញុំទៅធ្វើការនៅថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ។khnhom tov thveu kar nov thngay chan.I go to work on Monday.
- តើថ្ងៃច័ន្ទនេះអ្នកទំនេរទេ?tae thngay chan nih neak tom ne te?Are you free this Monday?
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing their schedule for the beginning of the week.
- ម៉ាលី Malyតើថ្ងៃច័ន្ទនេះអ្នកមានការងារច្រើនទេ?tae thngay chan nih neak mean kar ngea chreun te?Do you have a lot of work this Monday?
- វិបុល Vibolបាទ ខ្ញុំរវល់ខ្លាំងណាស់។bat khnhom rovol khlang nas.Yes, I am very busy.
- ម៉ាលី Malyចុះថ្ងៃច័ន្ទក្រោយវិញ?choh thngay chan kroy vinh?How about next Monday?
- វិបុល Vibolថ្ងៃច័ន្ទក្រោយខ្ញុំប្រហែលជាទំនេរ។thngay chan kroy khnhom prohel chea tom ne.I will probably be free next Monday.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “monday” translations and entries ថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ, ថ្ងៃចន្ទ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
