Looking for practical Khmer to Alur phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Khmer phrase first, then the Alur translation (Alur) — 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 Alur.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Alur-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
សួស្តី
Salam(suosdey)
អរគុណ
Matur nuwun(orkun)
សួស្តីព្រឹក
Selamat pagi(suosdey preuk)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Selamat sore(suosdey l'ngach)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Selamat malam(suosdey l'ngach)
រាត្រីសួស្តី
Selamat bobo(reatrey suosdey)
ជួបគ្នាម្តងក្រោយ
Sampai jumpa(choup knea mdaong krouy)
លាហើយ
Selamat tinggal(lea hey)
ឈ្មោះរបស់អ្នកគឺអ្វី?
Sapa nama mu?(chhmoh robos anak keu aveiy?)
ឈ្មោះរបស់ខ្ញុំគឺJohn
Nama ku John(chhmoh robos khnhom keu John)
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ?
Kabar apa?(anak sok sabay te?)
រីករាយដែលបានជួបអ្នក
Senang bertemu denganmu(reakreay del ban choup anak)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
តើអ្នកនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ?
Nyo nyi ngana Inggris?(tae anak niyay phea sa angkles te?)
ខ្ញុំមិននិយាយភាសាហិណ្ឌីបានល្អទេ
Nyo ngana Hindi badi.(khnhom min niyay phea sa hindi ban l'a te)
ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ទេ
Nyo ngana nyo.(khnhom min yol te)
សូមនិយាយយឺតៗ
Tolong nyi lempang.(soam niyay yeut yeut)
តើអ្នកអាចនិយាយវាឡើងវិញទេ?
Nyo bisa nyi lagi?(tae anak ach niyay vea leung vin te?)