អរគុណ
ʼɑɑ kun
In Khmer, "thanks" is translated as អរគុណ (ʼɑɑ kun).
អរគុណ is used to express appreciation or gratitude. You can use the more formal expression Arkoun ch'ran to be even more polite.
Meaning: used to express appreciation or gratitude (intj)
What does it mean word for word?
The word អរគុណ is composed of អរ, which means joy or pleasure and គុណ, which means merit or virtue.
How do you pronounce it?
ʼɑɑ kun
When do people say it?
When expressing gratitude, it is common to use the sampeah, which is a prayer-like gesture of placing your hands together.
Did you know?
- When using the sampeah gesture with អរគុណ, the height of your hands indicates the social status of the person. Hands at the chest are for equals, while hands at the nose are for elders or superiors.
- In some traditional family settings, children may avoid saying អរគុណ too frequently to their parents. Overusing the word can sometimes feel too formal or distant for a close familial bond.
- The word គុណ comes from the Pali word guṇa and the Sanskrit guṇa, meaning 'good quality' or 'merit'.
Examples in context
- អរគុណ ដែលបានមកលេង ។Thanks for coming.This sentence shows how to use អរគុណ to thank someone for visiting.Tatoeba #4505965 by angkorsovannnaga, translation #1820281 by Spamster
- សុខសប្បាយ ។ អរគុណដែលបានសួរ!I'm fine, thanks for asking!This sentence uses អរគុណ to thank someone for their inquiry.Tatoeba #3802094 by angkorsovannnaga, translation #3373158 by Ricardo14
- សុខសប្បាយ ។ អរគុណដែលបានសួរ ។I'm fine, thanks for asking.Tatoeba #3802099 by angkorsovannnaga, translation #2747265 by sundown
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Example conversation
Mali gives Narong a gift.
- ណារ៉ុង Narongនេះគឺជាកាដូសម្រាប់ម៉ាលី។Neh keu chea kado samrab Mali.This is a gift for Mali.
- ម៉ាលី Malyអរគុណ ណារ៉ុង!Or-kun Narong!Thanks, Narong!
- ណារ៉ុង Narongមិនអីទេ!Min ey te!You're welcome!
- ម៉ាលី Malyវាស្អាតណាស់។Veas s-at nah.It is very beautiful.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “thanks” 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.
