Looking for practical Khmer to Chamorro phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Khmer phrase first, then the Chamorro translation (Chamorro) — 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 Chamorro.
Tip: when a Chamorro 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
Håfa adai(suosdey)
អរគុណ
Si Yu'os Ma'åse'(orkun)
សួស្តីព្រឹក
Buenas Dias(suosdey preuk)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Buenas Tarde(suosdey l'ngach)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Buenas Noches(suosdey l'ngach)
រាត្រីសួស្តី
Buenas Noches(reatrey suosdey)
ជួបគ្នាម្តងក្រោយ
Hasta luego(choup knea mdaong krouy)
លាហើយ
Adios(lea hey)
ឈ្មោះរបស់អ្នកគឺអ្វី?
Håfa na'ån-mu?(chhmoh robos anak keu aveiy?)
ឈ្មោះរបស់ខ្ញុំគឺJohn
Guahu si John(chhmoh robos khnhom keu John)
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ?
Como estas?(anak sok sabay te?)
រីករាយដែលបានជួបអ្នក
Maliu hao(reakreay del ban choup anak)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
តើអ្នកនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ?
Hu guaiya i Ingles?(Hoo gwaiya ee Ingles?)
ខ្ញុំមិននិយាយភាសាហិណ្ឌីបានល្អទេ
Ti hu guaiya i Hindi put klan(Ti hoo gwaiya ee Hindi put klan)
ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ទេ
Ti hu maolek(Ti hoo maolek)
សូមនិយាយយឺតៗ
Sigu, hu guaiya put maolek(Sigu, hoo gwaiya put maolek)
តើអ្នកអាចនិយាយវាឡើងវិញទេ?
Taimanu un maolek i esta?(Taimanu un maolek ee esta?)