How to say “cheap” in Khmer · adjective
Thaok
ថោក
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When to use it
Use with ជាង (cheang, "more") for "cheaper." Negotiate gently — Cambodians appreciate humor in bargaining, not aggression.
Example
- Choh thlai bantech? thaok cheang?ចុះថ្លៃបន្តិច? ថោកជាង? · Reduce the price a bit? Cheaper?
Say these next
- ថ្លៃ · expensive
- ប៉ុន្មាន · how much
- លុយ · money
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- Thaokថោក · cheap
- Choh thlai bantech? thaok cheang?ចុះថ្លៃបន្តិច? ថោកជាង? · Reduce the price a bit? Cheaper?
- Thlajថ្លៃ · expensive
- Thlai pek!ថ្លៃពេក! · Too expensive!
- Ponmaanប៉ុន្មាន · how much
- Nih thlai ponmaan?នេះថ្លៃប៉ុន្មាន? · How much is this?
- Luyលុយ · money
- Luy ponmaan?លុយប៉ុន្មាន? · How much money?
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