How to say “expensive” in Khmer · adjective
Thlaj
ថ្លៃ
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When to use it
Essential at markets. Say ថ្លៃពេក (thlaj peyk, "too expensive") with a smile — it's expected, and they'll lower the price.
Example
- Thlai pek!ថ្លៃពេក! · Too expensive!
Say these next
- ប៉ុន្មាន · how much
- លុយ · money
- ថោក · cheap
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- 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?
- Thaokថោក · cheap
- Choh thlai bantech? thaok cheang?ចុះថ្លៃបន្តិច? ថោកជាង? · Reduce the price a bit? Cheaper?
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