How to say “how are you” in Khmer · phrase
Sok sabbay te
សុខសប្បាយទេ
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Word by word
- sokសុខ · well, healthy
- sabbayសប្បាយ · happy
- teទេ · question word
When to use it
The formal "how are you." But in daily Cambodia, people greet with "ទៅណា (teuv na)?" (where are you going?) instead — it's the real Cambodian "how are you."
Example
- Sok sabbay te? sok sabbay!សុខសប្បាយទេ? សុខសប្បាយ! · How are you? I'm fine!
Say these next
- សួស្ដី · hello
- ល្អ · good
- ជំរាបលា · goodbye
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- Sok sabbay teសុខសប្បាយទេ · how are you
- Sok sabbay te? sok sabbay!សុខសប្បាយទេ? សុខសប្បាយ! · How are you? I'm fine!
- Suosteiសួស្ដី · hello
- Suostei! sok sabbay te?សួស្ដី! សុខសប្បាយទេ? · Hello! How are you?
- L'awល្អ · good
- Aahaa nih l'aw nah!អាហារនេះល្អណាស់! · This food is very good!
- Choumreap lieជំរាបលា · goodbye
- Choumreap lie bong sreyជំរាបលា បងស្រី។ · Goodbye, older sister.
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