How to say “goodnight” in Khmer · phrase
Reatrey suostei
រាត្រីសួស្ដី
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Word by word
- reatreyរាត្រី · night
- suosteiសួស្ដី · hello
When to use it
Literally "night hello." Used before bed or when parting in the evening. More formal than just waving goodbye.
Example
- Reatrey suostei, keng lok phongរាត្រីសួស្ដី គេងលក់ផង។ · Goodnight, sleep well.
Say these next
- សួស្ដី · hello
- អរុណសួស្ដី · good morning
- ជំរាបលា · goodbye
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- Reatrey suosteiរាត្រីសួស្ដី · goodnight
- Reatrey suostei, keng lok phongរាត្រីសួស្ដី គេងលក់ផង។ · Goodnight, sleep well.
- Suosteiសួស្ដី · hello
- Suostei! sok sabbay te?សួស្ដី! សុខសប្បាយទេ? · Hello! How are you?
- Arun suosteiអរុណសួស្ដី · good morning
- Arun suostei bong!អរុណសួស្ដី បង! · Good morning, brother/sister!
- Choumreap lieជំរាបលា · goodbye
- Choumreap lie bong sreyជំរាបលា បងស្រី។ · Goodbye, older sister.
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