អង្គុយ
ʼɑɑʼɑngkuy
The English verb 'sit' is translated into Khmer as អង្គុយ (ʼɑɑʼɑngkuy).
The verb អង្គុយ means to be in a position where the upper body is upright and the legs are supported.
Meaning: of a person, be in a position in which the upper body is upright and the legs are supported (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb អង្គុយ does not change its form to indicate a continuous aspect. The context or additional particles determine if it means 'sit' or 'is sitting'.
How do you pronounce it?
ʼɑɑʼɑngkuy
Did you know?
- There are distinct terms for អង្គុយ based on the status of the person, with royal vocabulary using an entirely different word for a king sitting.
- In traditional Khmer culture, the way one sits can reflect respect, such as avoiding sitting with feet pointing toward others or toward sacred objects.
- The Khmer word អង្គុយ is a distant relative of the Vietnamese word ngồi, as both descend from the same ancient Proto-Mon-Khmer root.
Examples in context
- សូមអញ្ជើញអង្គុយPlease sit downThis sentence is useful for practicing the polite way to say 'please sit down' using អង្គុយ.
- គាត់អង្គុយលើកៅអី។koat angkuy leu kao-ei.He is sitting on a chair.
- កុំអង្គុយលើដី។kom angkuy leu dey.Don't sit on the ground.
Example conversation
Sokha and Narong are waiting for a bus at a stop.
- ណារ៉ុង Narongសុខា តើអ្នកចង់អង្គុយទេ?Sokha, tae neak chong ang-kuy te?Sokha, do you want to sit?
- សុខា Sokhaចា៎ ខ្ញុំហត់ណាស់។cha, khnhom hot nah.Yes, I am very tired.
- ណារ៉ុង Narongអញ្ជើញអង្គុយនៅកន្លែងនេះ។anh-cheanh ang-kuy nov kan-laeng nis.Please sit in this spot.
- សុខា Sokhaអរគុណ ណារ៉ុង។orkun Narong.Thank you, Narong.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “sit” translations and entries អង្គុយ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries អង្គុយ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0.
