How to say “happy” in Khmer · adjective
Rikreay
រីករាយ
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When to use it
Used in formal situations. For everyday "happy," Cambodians often say សប្បាយ (sabbay) which is more like "content/well."
Example
- Khnhom rikreay nah dael ban chuob neakខ្ញុំរីករាយណាស់ដែលបានជួបអ្នក។ · I'm very happy to meet you.
Say these next
- ល្អ · good
- ស្អាត · beautiful
- សួស្ដី · hello
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- Rikreayរីករាយ · happy
- Khnhom rikreay nah dael ban chuob neakខ្ញុំរីករាយណាស់ដែលបានជួបអ្នក។ · I'm very happy to meet you.
- L'awល្អ · good
- Aahaa nih l'aw nah!អាហារនេះល្អណាស់! · This food is very good!
- S'aatស្អាត · beautiful
- Prates kampuchea s'aat nahប្រទេសកម្ពុជាស្អាតណាស់។ · Cambodia is very beautiful.
- Suosteiសួស្ដី · hello
- Suostei! sok sabbay te?សួស្ដី! សុខសប្បាយទេ? · Hello! How are you?
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