អរគុណ
ʼɑɑ kun
In Khmer, 'thank you' is said as អរគុណ (ʼɑɑ kun).
អរគុណ is used as an expression of gratitude.
Meaning: an expression of gratitude (intj)
What does it mean word for word?
The word is composed of two parts, though in modern usage it is treated as a single lexical unit for 'thank you'.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
អរគុណ is a polite way to say thank you. Additionally, អរគុណច្រើន is a formal and respectful way to say 'thank you very much'.
How do you pronounce it?
ʼɑɑ kun
When do people say it?
The most common way to respond to 'thank you' is to say អត់អីទេ, which means 'it's nothing'.
Did you know?
- In very close family circles or between close friends, Cambodians may rarely say អរគុណ because explicit gratitude can sometimes feel too formal or distant.
- The height of your hands during the 'sampeah' while saying អរគុណ changes depending on the social rank of the person you are thanking.
- The word អរគុណ literally translates to 'pleased with the favor'.
Examples in context
- អរគុណ!Thank you!This example shows the use of អរគុណ for a simple thank you.Tatoeba #4399930 by angkorsovannnaga, translation #374827 by sysko
- «អរគុណ» «អត់អីអេ៎»"Thank you." "You're welcome."This example demonstrates a dialogue using អរគុណ and a common response.Tatoeba #2831841 by angkorsovannnaga, translation #2077 by Swift
- អរគុណ ដែលបានមកលេង ។Thank you for coming.This example shows how to use អរគុណ when thanking someone for a specific action.Tatoeba #4505965 by angkorsovannnaga, translation #64536 by CK
- ខ្ញុំសូមអរគុណច្រើនដែលបាននិយាយជាមួយខ្ញុំ។I sincerely thank you for speaking with me.
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Example conversation
Ratana gives Mali a gift.
- រតនៈ Ratanakនេះសម្រាប់ម៉ាលី។nih somrab Mali.This is for Mali.
- ម៉ាលី Malyអរគុណ រតនៈ។orkun Ratana.Thank you, Ratana.
- រតនៈ Ratanakមិនអីទេ។min ey te.You're welcome.
- ម៉ាលី Malyខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តវាណាស់។khnom jol jit vea nas.I like it very much.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “thank you” translations and entries អរគុណ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries អរគុណ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
