How to say “doctor” in Khmer · noun
Kru pety
គ្រូពេទ្យ
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Word by word
- kruគ្រូ · teacher, master
- petyពេទ្យ · medicine
When to use it
គ្រូ (kru) means "teacher/master" — a doctor is literally a "medical teacher." Emergency phrase to memorize.
Example
- Khnhom trov ka kru petyខ្ញុំត្រូវការគ្រូពេទ្យ។ · I need a doctor.
Say these next
- មន្ទីរពេទ្យ · hospital
- ជួយ · help
- ណា · where
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- Kru petyគ្រូពេទ្យ · doctor
- Khnhom trov ka kru petyខ្ញុំត្រូវការគ្រូពេទ្យ។ · I need a doctor.
- Montii petyមន្ទីរពេទ្យ · hospital
- Montii pety nov na?មន្ទីរពេទ្យនៅណា? · Where is the hospital?
- Chuoyជួយ · help
- Chuoy phong!ជួយផង! · Help, please!
- Naណា · where
- Bong teuv na?បងទៅណា? · Where are you going?
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