Looking for practical Khmer to Acholi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Khmer phrase first, then the Acholi translation (Acholi) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Acholi.
Tip: when a Acholi phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Khmer wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
សួស្តី
Ayo(ah-yo)
អរគុណ
Naki(nah-kee)
សួស្តីព្រឹក
Bok moti(bok mo-tee)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Bok nongo(bok non-go)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Bok obedo(bok oh-beh-do)
រាត្រីសួស្តី
Bok ngat(bok ngat)
ជួបគ្នាម្តងក្រោយ
Tye kany(tye kan-yee)
លាហើយ
Itye(ee-tye)
ឈ្មោះរបស់អ្នកគឺអ្វី?
Iti ma ineno?(ee-tee mah ee-neh-no)
ឈ្មោះរបស់ខ្ញុំគឺJohn
Ineno John(ee-neh-no John)
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ?
Iti ma inyo?(ee-tee mah een-yo)
រីករាយដែលបានជួបអ្នក
Gat ma inyo(gaht mah een-yo)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
តើអ្នកនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ?
Itye konyo English?(tae anak niyay phea sa angkles te?)
ខ្ញុំមិននិយាយភាសាហិណ្ឌីបានល្អទេ
Nye konyo Hindi kanyim.(khnhom min niyay phea sa hindi ban l'a te)
ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ទេ
Nye neno.(khnhom min yol te)
សូមនិយាយយឺតៗ
Nye konyo tye kanyim.(soam niyay yeut yeut)
តើអ្នកអាចនិយាយវាឡើងវិញទេ?
Itye konyo tye kanyim?(tae anak ach niyay vea leung vin te?)