Looking for practical Khmer to Dinka phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Khmer phrase first, then the Dinka translation (Dinka) — 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 Dinka.
Tip: when a Dinka 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
Yaaŋ(yaaŋ)
អរគុណ
Ajak(ajak)
សួស្តីព្រឹក
Bäny äyö(bäny äyö)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Bäny kɛ̈l(bäny kɛ̈l)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Bäny nyin(bäny nyin)
រាត្រីសួស្តី
Bäny kɛ̈l(bäny kɛ̈l)
ជួបគ្នាម្តងក្រោយ
Yin kɛ̈l(yin kɛ̈l)
លាហើយ
Yin kɛ̈l(yin kɛ̈l)
ឈ្មោះរបស់អ្នកគឺអ្វី?
Nin kɛ̈l yïn?(nin kɛ̈l yïn?)
ឈ្មោះរបស់ខ្ញុំគឺJohn
Nin yïn John(nin yïn John)
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ?
Kɛ̈l yïn?(kɛ̈l yïn?)
រីករាយដែលបានជួបអ្នក
Bäny kɛ̈l yïn(bäny kɛ̈l yïn)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
តើអ្នកនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ?
Nyaac ke wic ku English?(tae anak niyay phea sa angkles te?)
ខ្ញុំមិននិយាយភាសាហិណ្ឌីបានល្អទេ
Aye nyin wic Hindi kɔc.(khnhom min niyay phea sa hindi ban l'a te)
ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ទេ
Aye nyin kɔc.(khnhom min yol te)
សូមនិយាយយឺតៗ
Yin kɔc ke nyin.(soam niyay yeut yeut)
តើអ្នកអាចនិយាយវាឡើងវិញទេ?
Yin wic ke nyin?(tae anak ach niyay vea leung vin te?)