អរគុណច្រើន
ʼɑɑkuncraən
To say "thank you very much" in Khmer, use អរគុណច្រើន (ʼɑɑkuncraən). Wiktionary also lists អរគុណច្រើនណាស់ (ʼɑɑkuncraənnah).
Meaning: greater gratitude than "thank you" (intj)
Ways to say it
| Khmer | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| អរគុណច្រើន | ʼɑɑkuncraən |
| អរគុណច្រើនណាស់ | ʼɑɑkuncraənnah |
This phrase is used to express a greater degree of gratitude than a simple "thank you".
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase contains ច្រើន (craən), which means "much", "many" or "a lot".
Which one should you use?
While អរគុណច្រើន (thank you much) is a common way to express thanks, អរគុណច្រើនណាស់ is more emphatic and is used to express an even higher degree of gratitude.
How do you pronounce it?
ʼɑɑkuncraən
Did you know?
- The word អរគុណ is believed by some historians to be derived from the Pali word 'punya', meaning 'merit' or 'virtue'.
- The height of the hands during a 'sampeah' when saying អរគុណច្រើន changes based on the status of the person being thanked.
- In Cambodia, a smile is often used as a non-verbal version of អរគុណច្រើន and can sometimes replace the spoken phrase entirely in casual interactions.
Examples in context
- អរគុណច្រើន ចំពោះកាដូនេះ។orkun chreun chmous ka do nih.Thank you very much for this gift.
- អរគុណច្រើន សម្រាប់អាហារដ៏ឆ្ងាញ់។orkun chreun somrab a ha dor chnganh.Thank you very much for the delicious meal.
Example conversation
Vibol helps Sreyni carry some heavy bags.
- ស្រីនី Sreynyអរគុណច្រើន វិបុល!Orkun chraen Vibul!Thank you very much, Vibol!
- វិបុល Vibolមិនអីទេ ស្រីនី។Min ey te Sreyni.It is nothing, Sreyni.
- ស្រីនី Sreynyអ្នកចិត្តល្អណាស់។Neak chit l'or nah.You are very kind.
- វិបុល Vibolខ្ញុំរីករាយនឹងជួយ។Knhom riekreay nung chuoy.I am happy to help.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “thank you very much” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
