ថ្ងៃស្អែក
thngai saek
The Khmer word for "tomorrow" is ថ្ងៃស្អែក (thngai saek).
ថ្ងៃស្អែក is an adverb used to refer to the day after the present day.
Meaning: on the day after the present day (adv)
What does it mean word for word?
The word is a compound of ថ្ងៃ (thngai), meaning 'day' and ស្អែក (saek), meaning 'tomorrow'.
How do you pronounce it?
thngai saek
Did you know?
- The word ថ្ងៃ (thngai) in ថ្ងៃស្អែក is also the word used for 'sun', meaning the concept of 'day' and the celestial body are linguistically fused.
- When speaking about the future, Cambodians may use the word ស្អែក to imply a vague sense of 'later on' or 'some time soon' rather than strictly the next calendar day.
- While ថ្ងៃស្អែក is used for the next day, the Khmer language utilizes a complex system of 'days of the week' that are named after planetary bodies and deities, influencing how people perceive time.
Examples in context
- គាត់មកនៅថ្ងៃស្អែក ។He will come tomorrow.This sentence shows how to use ថ្ងៃស្អែក when talking about a future arrival.Tatoeba #3802511 by angkorsovannnaga, translation #304126 by CK
- យើងត្រូវក្រោកពីព្រលឹមនៅថ្ងៃស្អែក។ យើងនឹងទៅដើរលេងកម្សាន្ត។We've got to get up early tomorrow. We're going on a picnic.This sentence demonstrates using ថ្ងៃស្អែក in the context of waking up early and going on a picnic.Tatoeba #11466560 by Vethya, translation #323302 by CK
- ខ្ញុំនឹងទៅទីនោះនៅថ្ងៃស្អែក។khnhom nung tov ti nos nov thngai s-aek.I will go there tomorrow.
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Example conversation
Two friends are planning a trip to the market.
- ម៉ាលី Malyតើអ្នកមានពេលនៅថ្ងៃស្អែកទេ?tae neak mien pel nov thngai s-aek te?Do you have time tomorrow?
- វិបុល Vibolមាន ខ្ញុំទំនេរពេញមួយថ្ងៃ។mien, khnhom tom-ne penh muoy thngai.Yes, I am free all day.
- ម៉ាលី Malyតើថ្ងៃស្អែកយើងទៅផ្សារបានទេ?tae thngai s-aek yeung tov phsar ban te?Can we go to the market tomorrow?
- វិបុល Vibolបាន តោះយើងទៅជាមួយគ្នា។ban, toh yeung tov cheamuoy knia.Sure, let's go together.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
