ដើរទិញឥវ៉ាន់
daer tinh ivan
The English word "shopping" is translated into Khmer as ដើរទិញឥវ៉ាន់ (daer tinh ivan).
The phrase ដើរទិញឥវ៉ាន់ is used to describe the activity of going out to shop, rather than just the act of purchasing a single item.
Meaning: activity of buying (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of ដើរ (to walk), ទិញ (to buy) and ឥវ៉ាន់ (goods/stuff).
Which one should you use?
Adding ទៅ (to go) before the phrase makes it more natural when expressing the intention to go shopping.
How do you pronounce it?
daer tinh ivan
Did you know?
- In Cambodia, 'shopping' often involves a social ritual of bargaining, where the price is not fixed and the interaction is viewed as a friendly game of negotiation.
- The word ឥវ៉ាន់ refers to general goods, but in a domestic context, it can also be used to describe 'luggage' or 'belongings' when traveling.
- While ដើរទិញឥវ៉ាន់ describes the activity, Khmer speakers often use the word ផ្សារ meaning 'market' as a shorthand for the destination and the act of shopping itself.
Examples in context
- ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តដើរទិញឥវ៉ាន់នៅផ្សារទំនើប។khnhom chol chet daer tinh ivan nov phsar tumneub.I like shopping at the supermarket.
- គាត់ទៅដើរទិញឥវ៉ាន់ជាមួយមិត្តភក្តិ។koat tov daer tinh ivan cheamuoy mit pheak.He goes shopping with friends.
- តើអ្នកចង់ទៅដើរទិញឥវ៉ាន់ជាមួយខ្ញុំទេ?tae neak chong tov daer tinh ivan cheamuoy khnhom te?Do you want to go shopping with me?
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing their plans for the weekend.
- វិបុល Vibolចិន្តា តើអ្នកចង់ដើរទិញឥវ៉ាន់ទេ?Chinda, tae neak chong der tinh ivan te?Chinda, do you want to go shopping?
- ចិន្តា Chindaចង់! ខ្ញុំចង់ទិញខោអាវថ្មី។Chong! khnhom chong tinh khao av thmei.Yes! I want to buy new clothes.
- វិបុល Vibolតើយើងគួរទៅផ្សារទំនើបណា?tae yeung kuor tov phsar tom neub na?Which mall should we go to?
- ចិន្តា Chindaទៅផ្សារដែលនៅជិតផ្ទះវិបុល។tov phsar del nov chit pteah Vibul.Let's go to the market near Vibul's house.
