How to say “to like” in Khmer · verb
Chol chet
ចូលចិត្ត
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Word by word
- cholចូល · to enter
- chetចិត្ត · heart
When to use it
Literally "enter heart." Saying you like Khmer food or Cambodia always earns smiles. Stronger than ល្អ (good) but softer than ស្រលាញ់ (love).
Example
- Khnhom chol chet aahaa khmaeខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តអាហារខ្មែរ។ · I like Khmer food.
Say these next
- ខ្ញុំស្រលាញ់អ្នក · I love you
- អាហារ · food
- ល្អ · good
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- Chol chetចូលចិត្ត · to like
- Khnhom chol chet aahaa khmaeខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តអាហារខ្មែរ។ · I like Khmer food.
- Knhom srolanh neakខ្ញុំស្រលាញ់អ្នក · I love you
- Khnhom srolanh neak nahខ្ញុំស្រលាញ់អ្នកណាស់។ · I love you very much.
- Aahaaអាហារ · food
- Aahaa khmae chngany nahអាហារខ្មែរឆ្ងាញ់ណាស់។ · Khmer food is very delicious.
- L'awល្អ · good
- Aahaa nih l'aw nah!អាហារនេះល្អណាស់! · This food is very good!
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