How to say “hot” in Khmer · adjective
Kdav
ក្ដៅ
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When to use it
Cambodia is hot 8 months of the year. Everyone will agree when you say ក្ដៅណាស់ (kdav nah) — it's a universal conversation starter.
Example
- Thngai nih kdav nah!ថ្ងៃនេះក្ដៅណាស់! · Today is very hot!
Say these next
- ត្រជាក់ · cold
- ទឹក · water
- ល្អ · good
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- Kdavក្ដៅ · hot
- Thngai nih kdav nah!ថ្ងៃនេះក្ដៅណាស់! · Today is very hot!
- Troceakត្រជាក់ · cold
- Teuk troceak muoyទឹកត្រជាក់មួយ។ · One cold water.
- Teukទឹក · water
- Soum teuk muoyសូមទឹកមួយ។ · One water, please.
- L'awល្អ · good
- Aahaa nih l'aw nah!អាហារនេះល្អណាស់! · This food is very good!
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