ថ្ងៃអង្គារ
thngay ʼɑɑʼɑngkiə
Tuesday in Khmer is ថ្ងៃអង្គារ (thngay ʼɑɑʼɑngkiə). If unsure, use ថ្ងៃអង្គារ. Wiktionary also lists អង្គារ (ʼɑɑʼɑngkiə).
Meaning: day of the week (noun)
Ways to say it
| Khmer | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| ថ្ងៃអង្គារ | thngay ʼɑɑʼɑngkiə |
| អង្គារ | ʼɑɑʼɑngkiə |
What does it mean word for word?
ថ្ងៃអង្គារ is composed of ថ្ងៃ, meaning 'day' and អង្គារ, which refers to the planet Mars.
How does it change in a sentence?
In casual conversation, the word ថ្ងៃ (day) is often dropped, leaving only the name of the day អង្គារ.
How do you pronounce it?
thngay ʼɑɑʼɑngkiə
Did you know?
- While the word អង្គារ refers to Mars, its root meaning 'coal' describes the reddish color of the planet.
- In traditional Khmer beliefs, different days can be considered more auspicious than others for events like weddings or house warmings.
- The association of ថ្ងៃអង្គារ with the planet Mars reflects an ancient Indian astrological system adopted by Cambodia.
Examples in context
- ថ្ងៃអង្គារTuesdayThis example shows how to use អង្គារ to mean Tuesday.
- ថ្ងៃអង្គារនេះខ្ញុំរវល់ណាស់។thngai angkea nih khnhom rovâl nâs.I am very busy this Tuesday.
Example conversation
Two colleagues are discussing a deadline.
- សុខា Sokhaតើអ្នកអាចបញ្ចប់ការងារនេះនៅថ្ងៃអង្គារបានទេ?tae neak ach ban-chob ka-ngia nis nov thngai angkea ban te?Can you finish this work by Tuesday?
- ណារ៉ុង Narongបាទ ខ្ញុំអាចធ្វើបាន។bat, khnhom ach tveu ban.Yes, I can do it.
- សុខា Sokhaអរគុណច្រើន ណារ៉ុង។or-kun chreun Narong.Thank you very much, Narong.
- ណារ៉ុង Narongមិនអីទេ សុខា។mun ey te Sokha.You're welcome, Sokha.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “Tuesday” translations and entries ថ្ងៃអង្គារ, អង្គារ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0.
