Looking for practical Khmer to Fon phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Khmer phrase first, then the Fon translation (Fon) — 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 Fon.
Tip: read the Fon line out loud three times, then cover the Khmer side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
សួស្តី
Nɔ́(nɔ́)
អរគុណ
Mèdɔ́(mèdɔ́)
សួស្តីព្រឹក
Mèdɔ́ agblɔ(mèdɔ́ agblɔ)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Mèdɔ́ ɖe(mèdɔ́ ɖe)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Mèdɔ́ ɖeɖe(mèdɔ́ ɖeɖe)
រាត្រីសួស្តី
Mèdɔ́ xɔxɔ(mèdɔ́ xɔxɔ)
ជួបគ្នាម្តងក្រោយ
Nɔ́ wɛ(nɔ́ wɛ)
លាហើយ
Nɔ́ wɛ ɖe(nɔ́ wɛ ɖe)
ឈ្មោះរបស់អ្នកគឺអ្វី?
Nɔ́ wɛ nɔ́?(nɔ́ wɛ nɔ́?)
ឈ្មោះរបស់ខ្ញុំគឺJohn
Mè nɔ́ John(mè nɔ́ John)
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ?
Nɔ́ wɛ nɔ́?(nɔ́ wɛ nɔ́?)
រីករាយដែលបានជួបអ្នក
Mèdɔ́ nɔ́(mèdɔ́ nɔ́)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
តើអ្នកនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ?
I gbè yé èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì?(tae anak niyay phea sa angkles te?)
ខ្ញុំមិននិយាយភាសាហិណ្ឌីបានល្អទេ
Mè n'gbè yé Èdè Hindi kè.(khnhom min niyay phea sa hindi ban l'a te)
ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ទេ
Mè n'kó nù.(khnhom min yol te)
សូមនិយាយយឺតៗ
S'il vous plaît, gbè yé kè.(soam niyay yeut yeut)
តើអ្នកអាចនិយាយវាឡើងវិញទេ?
Mè s'kà yé nù?(tae anak ach niyay vea leung vin te?)