How to say “spicy” in Khmer · adjective
Her
ហឹរ
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When to use it
Cambodian food can be very spicy. Say មិនហឹរ (min her, "not spicy") when ordering if you can't handle the heat.
Example
- Min her, soumមិនហឹរ សូម។ · Not spicy, please.
Say these next
- អាហារ · food
- ឆ្ងាញ់ · delicious
- ញ៉ាំ · to eat
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- Herហឹរ · spicy
- Min her, soumមិនហឹរ សូម។ · Not spicy, please.
- Aahaaអាហារ · food
- Aahaa khmae chngany nahអាហារខ្មែរឆ្ងាញ់ណាស់។ · Khmer food is very delicious.
- Chnganyឆ្ងាញ់ · delicious
- Baay chngany nah!បាយឆ្ងាញ់ណាស់! · The food is very delicious!
- Nyamញ៉ាំ · to eat
- Nyam baay haey nov?ញ៉ាំបាយហើយនៅ? · Have you eaten yet?
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