រីករាយដែលបានជួបអ្នក
rik reay dael ban chuob anak
រីករាយដែលបានជួបអ្នក (rik reay dael ban chuob anak) is the Khmer phrase for "nice to meet you".
This phrase is a polite expression used to convey that you are happy to meet someone for the first time.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of រីករាយ (happy), ដែល (that), បាន (have/past marker), ជួប (meet) and អ្នក (you).
How does it change in a sentence?
To adjust the level of formality and respect, replace the pronoun អ្នក at the end of the phrase with លោក for a man or អ្នកស្រី for a woman.
How do you pronounce it?
rik reay dael ban chuob anak
Did you know?
- While 'nice to meet you' is a common greeting, in Cambodia, it is much more frequent to simply ask 'Have you eaten yet?' as a way to establish a friendly connection.
- The word អ្នក used for 'you' is common, but in a real conversation, Cambodians prefer to use kinship terms like 'older brother' or 'older sister' based on the other person's age.
- The height of the hands during the sampeah gesture depends on the status of the person you are meeting, with higher hands showing more respect.
Examples in context
- រីករាយដែលបានជួបអ្នក។reakreay del ban chuob neak.Nice to meet you.
- ខ្ញុំរីករាយដែលបានជួបអ្នក។khnom reakreay del ban chuob neak.I am happy to meet you.
Example conversation
Sokha and Vibol meet for the first time at a party.
- វិបុល Vibolសួស្តី! ខ្ញុំឈ្មោះវិបុល។suostei! khnhom chmoh Vibol.Hi! My name is Vibol.
- សុខា Sokhaសួស្តីវិបុល! ខ្ញុំឈ្មោះសុខា។suostei Vibol! khnhom chmoh Sokha.Hi Vibol! My name is Sokha.
- វិបុល Vibolរីករាយដែលបានជួបអ្នក សុខា។rikreay del ban chuob neak Sokha.Nice to meet you, Sokha.
- សុខា Sokhaរីករាយដែលបានជួបអ្នកដែរ។rikreay del ban chuob neak der.Nice to meet you too.
