យល់ព្រម
yŭəl prɔɔm
In Khmer, 'ok' can be expressed as យល់ព្រម (yŭəl prɔɔm).
Use យល់ព្រម when you are formally giving consent or expressing agreement to a proposal or request. It is also used in computing to indicate the activation of an OK button.
Meaning: acknowledgement or acceptance (intj)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase យល់ព្រម is composed of យល់, meaning 'to understand' and ព្រម, meaning 'to agree' or 'to consent'. Together, they mean 'to understand and agree'.
Which one should you use?
The formal verb យល់ព្រម means 'to agree' or 'to approve'. In contrast, the loanword អូខី is an adjective meaning 'all right' or 'permitted' and the colloquial transliteration អូខេ is used in casual spoken Khmer to represent the English word 'OK'.
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
yŭəl prɔɔm
Did you know?
- In Khmer, the word ព្រម can convey a feeling of resignation, implying that the speaker is giving in to another person's will rather than agreeing enthusiastically.
- While យល់ព្រម is used for formal consent, Cambodians often signify 'ok' or agreement non-verbally with a slight, polite nod of the head combined with a smile.
- The term យល់ព្រម combines the concepts of cognitive understanding យល់ and willful consent ព្រម, suggesting that agreement is invalid without first understanding.
Examples in context
- បាទ! យល់ព្រម ។OK. I agree.This sentence is useful for expressing agreement using យល់ព្រម.Tatoeba #2849557 by angkorsovannnaga, translation #433874 by CK
- ខ្ញុំយល់ព្រមលើសំណើនេះ។khnhom yol prum leu som ner nih.I accept this proposal.
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Example conversation
Two friends are deciding on a place to eat.
- ស្រីនី Sreynyតើយើងញ៉ាំមីឆាទេ?tae yeung nham mee cha te?Shall we eat fried noodles?
- ណារ៉ុង Narongយល់ព្រម! ខ្ញុំក៏ឃ្លានដែរ។yol prom! khnhom kor khlean dae.OK! I am hungry too.
- ស្រីនី Sreynyតោះ ទៅឥឡូវនេះ។toh, tov ey lov nis.Let's go now.
- ណារ៉ុង Narongបាទ ទៅលើយ!bat, tov ley!Yes, let's go!
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry យល់ព្រម, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries យល់ព្រម, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
