How to say “food” in Khmer · noun
Aahaa
អាហារ
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When to use it
In daily speech, Cambodians often say បាយ (baay, "rice") to mean "food/meal" — rice IS the meal.
Example
- Aahaa khmae chngany nahអាហារខ្មែរឆ្ងាញ់ណាស់។ · Khmer food is very delicious.
Say these next
- ទឹក · water
- ឆ្ងាញ់ · delicious
- បាយ · rice
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- Aahaaអាហារ · food
- Aahaa khmae chngany nahអាហារខ្មែរឆ្ងាញ់ណាស់។ · Khmer food is very delicious.
- Teukទឹក · water
- Soum teuk muoyសូមទឹកមួយ។ · One water, please.
- Chnganyឆ្ងាញ់ · delicious
- Baay chngany nah!បាយឆ្ងាញ់ណាស់! · The food is very delicious!
- Baayបាយ · rice
- Nyam baay!ញ៉ាំបាយ! · Let's eat! (literally: eat rice)
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