How to say “to sleep” in Khmer · verb
Keng
គេង
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When to use it
គេង (keng) = to sleep/lie down. គេងលក់ (keng lok) = to fall asleep (literally "sleep-fall"). Essential for goodnight conversations.
Example
- Keng lok haeyគេងលក់ហើយ។ · Already fell asleep.
Say these next
- រាត្រីសួស្ដី · goodnight
- ទៅ · to go
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- Kengគេង · to sleep
- Keng lok haeyគេងលក់ហើយ។ · Already fell asleep.
- Reatrey suosteiរាត្រីសួស្ដី · goodnight
- Reatrey suostei, keng lok phongរាត្រីសួស្ដី គេងលក់ផង។ · Goodnight, sleep well.
- Teuvទៅ · to go
- Teuv na?ទៅណា? · Where are you going?
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