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No matter what, always keep a smiling face. It
is considered very ill-bred not to smile. Everybody has his own share of
misery and stress, so why not keep it inside and try not to wear it on
one's face? Here are a few useful idiomatic expressions that will help you
enjoy your stay in the city. We have put down the literal translations as
well as our homemade phonetics.
Basics Sok Sabay - Peace and joy (standard greeting) Or Kon - Joyful gratefulness (thank you) Chneh Satruv - Defeat your enemies (farewell) Som Toh - Grant me forgiveness (sorry) Baat - Yes (if you are a man/boy) Chaa - Yes (if you are a woman/girl) Ort Te - No Khyom - I/me/my/mine Srok Khmer - the Land of the Khmer (Cambodia)
Civilities Khyom Bor Rotay - I am a cart driver (I am a foreigner) Khyom Barang - I am a white foreigner / French Sok Sabay Te - Do joy and peace favor you? (How are you?) Khyom Sok Sabay - Peace and joy favor me (I am fine) Lok - Master (sir or mister) Lok Sreign - Mistress (madam or missus) Neang - Maiden (mademoiselle or miss) Komloh - Bachelor (sir or mister for bachelors)
Chit Chat Laor - Nice, good, pretty, beautiful Sambom - Extremely Laor Sambom - Zesty Chnagn - Tasty Khyom Srolagn - I fancy Orh Toah - Without limit (Great!) Tlai - Expensive Taok - Cheap
Insult (use with care!) Ort Pouch - Without lineage (you are uncouth)
Other useful expressions Som Chouy - Grant me assistance (Help!) Noam Khyom Teuv Toot Amerik - Get me to the US Embassy! Avot Paramano - Nuclear weapon Srom Anamay - Hygiene sheath (condom) Mean Loy - I have money Ort Mean Loy - I have no money
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