Khmer Language Study Guide

Cambodia: the LIFE is pleased to bring you a Khmer language guide. Every issue includes a different lesson, so make sure to collect the set! These are some lessons about necessary categories of Khmer for everyday life.

Day

Sunday------------------Ingay ah-dtue
Monday-----------------Ingay jahn
Tuesday-----------------Ingay ong-kia
Wednesday--------------Ingay bput
Thursday----------------Ingay bproh-hoes
Friday-------------------Ingay sohk
Saturday-----------------Ingay saov

Months

January------------------Mak-k’rah
February-----------------Kom-piak
March--------------------Mi-mah
April----------------------Meh-sah
May----------------------Us-spia
June----------------------Mi-toh-nah
July-----------------------Kah-kah-dah
August--------------------Sey-hah
September----------------Kanh-nhah
October-------------------Dtoh-lah
November-----------------Vi-cheh-kah
December-----------------T’nu

Telling the Time

Night----------------------Yu-p
Day------------------------Tngay
Noon-----------------------Tngay dtrong
Midnight-------------------Ah-triat
Morning--------------------Bpruek
Afternoon------------------Roh-sial
Evening--------------------L’ngiai
Dark-----------------------Bproh-lu-p
Dawn----------------------Bproh-luew-plue

Directions

East------------------------Kaang gart
West-----------------------Kaang lecch
North----------------------Kaang jerng
South----------------------Kaang t’boang
Inside----------------------Kaang k’nong
Outside--------------------Kaang grao
Behind---------------------Kaang grao-ee(y)
In front, ahead-------------Kaang mook

Sickness

Ache-----------------------Chue
Stomachache---------------Cheu bpoo-ah
Headache------------------Cheu g’baal
Toothache------------------Cheu t’mayn

Drinks

Water-----------------------Dteuk
Tea-------------------------Dteuk dtai
Ice--------------------------Dteuk gork
Fruit juice-------------------Dteuk plai cher
Milk-------------------------Dteuk doh koo
Coconut juice----------------Dteuk dohng
Drink water-----------------Peuk dteuk
Bathe-----------------------Ngoot dteuk
Sleepy----------------------Ngor-ngoo-see dayk

Numbers

0---------------------------Sohn
1---------------------------Moouy
2---------------------------Bpi
3---------------------------Bey
4---------------------------Booun
5---------------------------Bprahm
6---------------------------Bprahm moouy
7---------------------------Bprahm bpi
8---------------------------Bprahm bey
9---------------------------Bprahm booun
10--------------------------Dop
11--------------------------Dop moouy
12--------------------------Dop bpi
13--------------------------Dop bey
14--------------------------Dop booun
15--------------------------Dop bprahm
16--------------------------Dop bprahm moouy
17--------------------------Dop bprahm bpi
18--------------------------Dop bprahm bey
19--------------------------Dop bprahm booun
20--------------------------M’pey
30--------------------------Sahm-seu-p
40--------------------------Saeh-seu-p
50--------------------------Hah seu-p
60--------------------------Hoh-k-seu-p
70--------------------------Jeu-t-seu-p
80--------------------------Bpeaht-seu-p
90--------------------------Kaow-seu-p
100-------------------------Moouy-rohy
101-------------------------Moouy-rohy moouy
110-------------------------Moouy-rohy do!p
200-------------------------Bpi-rohy
300-------------------------Bey-rohy
1,000-----------------------Moouy-bpoe-n
2,000-----------------------Bey-bpoe-n
5,000-----------------------Bprah-m-bpoe-n
10,000----------------------Moouy-meoun
100,000---------------------Moouy-saehn
1 million---------------------Moouy-lein
Decimal----------------------Kbia’s
Positive----------------------Bohk
Negative---------------------Dok