How to say “you” in Khmer · pronoun
Neak
អ្នក
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When to use it
The neutral, polite "you" — safe with strangers and most situations. Cambodians often avoid pronouns entirely, using names or kinship terms instead (see "older brother/sister").
Example
- Neak chmuah ey?អ្នកឈ្មោះអី? · What is your name?
Say these next
- ខ្ញុំ · i
- គាត់ · he
- ឈ្មោះ · name
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- Neakអ្នក · you
- Neak chmuah ey?អ្នកឈ្មោះអី? · What is your name?
- Khnhomខ្ញុំ · i
- Khnhom chmuah Johnខ្ញុំឈ្មោះ John។ · My name is John.
- Koatគាត់ · he
- Koat chea kruគាត់ជាគ្រូ។ · He is a teacher.
- Chmuahឈ្មោះ · name
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