ថ្ងៃនេះ
thngay nih
The English word "today" is translated to Khmer as ថ្ងៃនេះ (thngay nih).
The term is an adverb used to refer to the current day.
Meaning: on the current day (adv)
What does it mean word for word?
The word is composed of ថ្ងៃ (day) and នេះ (this).
How does it change in a sentence?
The word នេះ (this) is a demonstrative that follows the noun ថ្ងៃ (day) to specify the current day.
How do you pronounce it?
thngay nih
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Examples in context
- ថ្ងៃនេះយើង មានម្ហូបច្រើន។Today we have a lot of food.This sentence shows the use of ថ្ងៃនេះ to indicate what is available on the current day.Tatoeba #4759997 by angkorsovannnaga, translation #4761212 by cairnhead
- ថ្ងៃនេះស្អុះណាស់ គ្មានខ្យល់សោះ ។It's stifling hot today. There's no wind at all.This sentence uses ថ្ងៃនេះ to describe the weather conditions of the current day.Tatoeba #4427434 by angkorsovannnaga, translation #4429569 by Jesse
- ថ្ងៃនេះ ខួបទី២២នៃប្អូនប្រុសខ្ញុំ ។Today is my little brother's twenty-second birthday.This sentence uses ថ្ងៃនេះ to identify a specific event occurring on the current day.Tatoeba #4552867 by angkorsovannnaga, translation #4552908 by ddnktr
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their plans at a cafe.
- ម៉ាលី Malyថ្ងៃនេះ អ្នកមានរវល់ទេ?thngai nih neak mean roval te?Are you busy today?
- វិបុល Vibolខ្ញុំមិនសូវរវល់ទេ។khnom min sov roval te.I am not very busy.
- ម៉ាលី Malyតើយើងអាចជួបគ្នាបានទេ?tae yeung ach juob knea ban te?Can we meet?
- វិបុល Vibolបាន តោះទៅញ៉ាំអីជាមួយគ្នា។ban, toh tov nham ey cheamuoy knea.Yes, let's go eat something together.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “today” translations and entries ថ្ងៃនេះ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
