How to Say "time / when" in Khmer — កាល (kaal)

Meaningtime / when

Part of speechnoun

Usage notes

Commonly used in the phrase 'kaal pee' to refer to a specific time in the past. It is more formal than 'pel' when discussing historical or significant timeframes.

Example sentence

កាលពីឆ្នាំមុន ខ្ញុំទៅភ្នំពេញ

Last year, I went to Phnom Penh

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