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Here are some useful Khmer words and phrases, written phonetically, that will come in handy. Khmer may sound confusing. But with a little patience and practice, you can get by. There are 33 consonants and 26 vowels. "Ai" is pronounced as in Thai; "ay" as in pay; "dt" takes the t sound while "bp" takes the p sound. "Oo" is pronounced as in cook and "ao" as in Laos.

English	Khmer
Hello	Jum-reap soo-a
How are you?	Tau neak sok sapbaiy teh?
Good morning	Arun sour sdei
Good afternoon	Tiveah sour sdei
Good night	Reah-trey sour sdei
Ma name is ...	K'nyom tchmouh...
Yes	Baat
No	Dteh
Please	Suom mehta
Thank you	Or-koon
Excuse mee	Sohm dtoh
Goodbye	Joom-reap leah
I do not understand	K'Nyom men yoo-ul tee
I want a ...	K'nyom jang baan...
Water	Teuk
Tea	Tai
Rice ( cooked )	Bia
Rice ( uncooked )	Angkoh
Meat	Saich
Fish	T'ray
Chicken	Moan
Bread	Num pung
Restaurant	Haang bai
Where is the ...	Noev eah nah ...?
Market	P'sah
Bank	Tho neea kear
Post office	Bprai sa nee
Doctor	Peth
Bus	Laa ch'noul
Train	Ra dteah plerng
Cycle	See kloa
Policeman	Bpoa leeh or norkor-bahl
Turn left	Bot dtoy ch'wayng
Turn right	Bot dtoy s'dum
Go straight	Dtoydtrong
Morning	Bpreuk
Midnight	Aa-tree-at
Night	Yoop
Sunday	T/ngai aa-dteut
Monday	T'ngai jan
Tuesday	T'ngai ong-gee-a
Wednesday	T'ngai bpoot
Thursday	T'ngai bpra-hoa-a
Friday	T'ngai sok
Saturday	T'ngai sao
Yestarday	M'serl menh
Today	T'ngai nih
Tomorrow	T'ngai sa-alk
Month	Khaeh
Year	Ch'nam
Last year	Ch'nam moon
New Year	Ch'nam thmey
Next year	Ch'nam grov
January	Ma ga raa
February	Kompheak
March	Mee nah
April	Meh sah
May	Oo sa phea
Jun	Mi thok nah
July	Ka kada
August	Say haa
September	Kan'ya
October	To laa
November	Wech a gaa
December	T'noo
One	Moo ay
Two	Bpee
Theree	Bay
Four	Boun
Five	Bpram
Six	Bpram moo ay
Seven	Bpram bpee
Eight	Bpram bay
Nine	Bpram buon
Ten	Dahp
Eleven	Dahp moo aí
Twenty	M'pay
Thirty	Saam seup
Forty	Sai seup
Fifty	Ha seup
Sixty	Hok seup
Seventy	Jeht seup
Eighty	Bpait seup
Ninety	Goa seup
Hundred	Moo-ay roy
Thousand	Moo-ay bpoan
Ten thousand	Moo-ay meun
Hundred thousand	Moo-ay sain
Million	Moo-ay lee-un