How to Say "before" in Khmer — មុន (mun)

Meaningbefore

Part of speechadverb

Usage notes

មុន is used to indicate 'before' a certain time or event. It commonly appears in the pattern មុនពេល... (before the time of...). Learners will encounter this frequently in everyday instructions and scheduling in Cambodia.

Example sentence

មុនពេលញ៉ាំ ត្រូវលាងដៃសិន។

Before eating, wash your hands first.

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