How to say “father” in Khmer · noun
Paa
ប៉ា
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When to use it
Informal "dad." Formal is ឪពុក (oupuk). Children always call parents ម៉ាក់ (mak)/ប៉ា (paa), never by name.
Example
- Paa teuv thveu kaប៉ាទៅធ្វើការ។ · Dad went to work.
Say these next
- ម៉ាក់ · mother
- តា · grandfather
- គ្រួសារ · family
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- Paaប៉ា · father
- Paa teuv thveu kaប៉ាទៅធ្វើការ។ · Dad went to work.
- Makម៉ាក់ · mother
- Mak chngany baayម៉ាក់ឆ្ងាញ់បាយ។ · Mom's cooking is delicious.
- Taaតា · grandfather
- Taa teuv voatតាទៅវត្ត។ · Grandfather goes to the temple.
- Kruosaaគ្រួសារ · family
- Kruosaa khnhom nov kampucheaគ្រួសារខ្ញុំនៅកម្ពុជា។ · My family is in Cambodia.
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