How to say “older sister” in Khmer · noun
Bong srey
បងស្រី
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Word by word
- bongបង · older sibling
- sreyស្រី · female
When to use it
បង (bong) + ស្រី (srey, female). Used both for real sisters and as a respectful way to address older women.
Example
- Bong srey thveu ka nov phnom penhបងស្រីធ្វើការនៅភ្នំពេញ។ · Older sister works in Phnom Penh.
Say these next
- បងប្រុស · older brother
- ប្អូន · younger sibling
- គ្រួសារ · family
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- Bong sreyបងស្រី · older sister
- Bong srey thveu ka nov phnom penhបងស្រីធ្វើការនៅភ្នំពេញ។ · Older sister works in Phnom Penh.
- Bong prohបងប្រុស · older brother
- Bong proh khnhom rien pheasa angklehបងប្រុសខ្ញុំរៀនភាសាអង់គ្លេស។ · My older brother studies English.
- P'ounប្អូន · younger sibling
- P'oun khnhom nov rienប្អូនខ្ញុំនៅរៀន។ · My younger sibling is still studying.
- Kruosaaគ្រួសារ · family
- Kruosaa khnhom nov kampucheaគ្រួសារខ្ញុំនៅកម្ពុជា។ · My family is in Cambodia.
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