How to say “left” in Khmer · noun
Chveng
ឆ្វេង
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When to use it
Essential for tuk-tuks. បត់ (bat) = turn. បត់ឆ្វេង (bot chveng) = turn left. Combined with ស្ដាំ (sdam, right) you can navigate Cambodia.
Example
- Bot chveng!បត់ឆ្វេង! · Turn left!
Say these next
- ស្ដាំ · right
- ទៅ · to go
- ណា · where
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- Chvengឆ្វេង · left
- Bot chveng!បត់ឆ្វេង! · Turn left!
- Sdamស្ដាំ · right
- Bot sdam!បត់ស្ដាំ! · Turn right!
- Teuvទៅ · to go
- Teuv na?ទៅណា? · Where are you going?
- Naណា · where
- Bong teuv na?បងទៅណា? · Where are you going?
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