How to say “sorry” in Khmer · phrase
Som toh
សុំទោស
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Word by word
- somសុំ · to ask for
- tohទោស · forgiveness
When to use it
Works for both "sorry" and "excuse me." Say it when bumping into someone, interrupting, or apologizing. The all-purpose politeness word.
Example
- Som toh, khnhom mok yeutសុំទោស ខ្ញុំមកយឺត។ · Sorry, I came late.
Say these next
- សូម · please
- អរគុណ · thank you
- សួស្ដី · hello
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- Som tohសុំទោស · sorry
- Som toh, khnhom mok yeutសុំទោស ខ្ញុំមកយឺត។ · Sorry, I came late.
- Soumសូម · please
- Soum chuoy khnhom phongសូមជួយខ្ញុំផង។ · Please help me.
- Arkounអរគុណ · thank you
- Arkoun chraen!អរគុណច្រើន! · Thank you very much!
- Suosteiសួស្ដី · hello
- Suostei! sok sabbay te?សួស្ដី! សុខសប្បាយទេ? · Hello! How are you?
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