How to say “money” in Khmer · noun
Luy
លុយ
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When to use it
Cambodia uses both រៀល (riel) and US dollars. Prices under $1 are in riel (4,000 riel ≈ $1). You'll hear both currencies daily.
Example
- Luy ponmaan?លុយប៉ុន្មាន? · How much money?
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- ប៉ុន្មាន · how much
- មួយ · one
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- Luyលុយ · money
- Luy ponmaan?លុយប៉ុន្មាន? · How much money?
- Ponmaanប៉ុន្មាន · how much
- Nih thlai ponmaan?នេះថ្លៃប៉ុន្មាន? · How much is this?
- Muoyមួយ · one
- Kahvei muoyកាហ្វេមួយ។ · One coffee.
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