How to say “good” in Khmer · adjective
L'aw
ល្អ
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When to use it
ល្អ (l'aw) works for "good", "fine", "okay", and "beautiful" depending on context. Add ណាស់ (nah) for "very good".
Example
- Aahaa nih l'aw nah!អាហារនេះល្អណាស់! · This food is very good!
Say these next
- ឆ្ងាញ់ · delicious
- ស្អាត · beautiful
- ណាស់ · very
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- L'awល្អ · good
- Aahaa nih l'aw nah!អាហារនេះល្អណាស់! · This food is very good!
- Chnganyឆ្ងាញ់ · delicious
- Baay chngany nah!បាយឆ្ងាញ់ណាស់! · The food is very delicious!
- S'aatស្អាត · beautiful
- Prates kampuchea s'aat nahប្រទេសកម្ពុជាស្អាតណាស់។ · Cambodia is very beautiful.
- Nahណាស់ · very
- L'aw nah!ល្អណាស់! · Very good!
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