How to say “I” in Khmer · pronoun
Khnhom
ខ្ញុំ
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When to use it
The neutral, polite "I" for any gender. Like "you," Khmer pronouns shift with formality and relationship — ខ្ញុំ (khnhom) is the safe default for foreigners.
Example
- Khnhom chmuah Johnខ្ញុំឈ្មោះ John។ · My name is John.
Say these next
- អ្នក · you
- គាត់ · he
- ឈ្មោះ · name
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- Khnhomខ្ញុំ · i
- Khnhom chmuah Johnខ្ញុំឈ្មោះ John។ · My name is John.
- Neakអ្នក · you
- Neak chmuah ey?អ្នកឈ្មោះអី? · What is your name?
- Koatគាត់ · he
- Koat chea kruគាត់ជាគ្រូ។ · He is a teacher.
- Chmuahឈ្មោះ · name
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