ថ្មី
thməy
The English word "new" is translated into Khmer as ថ្មី (thməy).
ថ្មី is an adjective used to describe something that has been recently made or created.
Meaning: recently made or created (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
As an adjective, ថ្មី follows the noun it modifies in a sentence.
How do you pronounce it?
thməy
Did you know?
- In Cambodia, the concept of 'new' is central to the Khmer New Year, where people treat the 'new' year as a time to physically scrub away the old by cleaning their homes and temples.
- In Khmer, the word ថ្មី can be used metaphorically in the phrase ក្មេងថ្មី (kmeing thmey), which literally means 'new child' but is used idiomatically to refer to a newcomer or a novice in a group.
- The spelling of ថ្មី utilizes a subscript consonant (the 'm' sound) tucked beneath the main consonant, a common orthographic feature in Khmer that English speakers often find visually complex.
Examples in context
- សួស្តី ឆ្នាំថ្មី!Happy New Year!This sentence is useful for showing how to say Happy New Year using ថ្មី.Tatoeba #4568005 by angkorsovannnaga, translation #361350 by blay_paul
- តើអ្នកចង់ឃើញឡានថ្មីរបស់ខ្ញុំដែរឬទេ?Do you want to see my new car?This sentence is useful for asking if someone wants to see a new car using ថ្មី.Tatoeba #11467509 by Vethya, translation #3871301 by CK
- កាកាដា ទិញរថយន្តថ្មី។Kakada bought a new car.
- ខ្ញុំចង់ចាប់ផ្តើមគម្រោងថ្មី។I want to start a new project.
- ផ្ទះថ្មីNew house
- ខ្ញុំទិញសៀវភៅថ្មីមួយ.khnhom tinh sievphov thmei muoy.I bought a new book.
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Example conversation
Ratana and Sokha are talking about a book.
- សុខា Sokhaតើនេះជាសៀវភៅថ្មីមែនទេ?tae nis chea sievphov thmey men te?Is this a new book?
- រតនៈ Ratanakបាទ ខ្ញុំទើបតែទិញវាម្សិលមិញ។bat khnhom teub tae tinh vea msil mnh.Yes, I just bought it yesterday.
- សុខា Sokhaតើវាជារឿងអ្វី?tae vea chea reuang avei?What story is it?
- រតនៈ Ratanakវាជារឿងអំពីប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រ។vea chea reuang ampi provattisast.It is a story about history.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “new” translations and entries ថ្មី, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
