Looking for practical Khmer to French (Français) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Khmer phrase first, then the French translation (Français) — 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 French.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a French-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
Bonjour(suosdey)
អរគុណ
Merci(orkun)
សួស្តីព្រឹក
Bonjour(suosdey preuk)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Bon après-midi(suosdey l'ngach)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Bonsoir(suosdey l'ngach)
រាត្រីសួស្តី
Bonne nuit(reatrey suosdey)
ជួបគ្នាម្តងក្រោយ
À plus tard(choup knea mdaong krouy)
លាហើយ
Au revoir(lea hey)
ឈ្មោះរបស់អ្នកគឺអ្វី?
Comment vous appelez-vous ?(chhmoh robos anak keu aveiy?)
ឈ្មោះរបស់ខ្ញុំគឺJohn
Je m'appelle John(chhmoh robos khnhom keu John)
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ?
Comment ça va ?(anak sok sabay te?)
រីករាយដែលបានជួបអ្នក
Enchanté(reakreay del ban choup anak)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
តើអ្នកនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ?
Parlez-vous anglais?(tae anak niyay phea sa angkles te?)
ខ្ញុំមិននិយាយភាសាហិណ្ឌីបានល្អទេ
Je ne parle pas bien hindi.(khnhom min niyay phea sa hindi ban l'a te)
ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ទេ
Je ne comprends pas.(khnhom min yol te)
សូមនិយាយយឺតៗ
Veuillez parler lentement.(soam niyay yeut yeut)
តើអ្នកអាចនិយាយវាឡើងវិញទេ?
Pourriez-vous le répéter?(tae anak ach niyay vea leung vin te?)