Looking for practical Khmer to Hmong phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Khmer phrase first, then the Hmong translation (Hmong) — 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 Hmong.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Hmong-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
Nyob zoo(suosdey)
អរគុណ
Ua tsaug(orkun)
សួស្តីព្រឹក
Zoo siab sawv ntxov(suosdey preuk)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Zoo siab tav su(suosdey l'ngach)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Zoo siab tsaus ntuj(suosdey l'ngach)
រាត្រីសួស្តី
Nplooj siab hmo(reatrey suosdey)
ជួបគ្នាម្តងក្រោយ
Pom dua(choup knea mdaong krouy)
លាហើយ
Kuv mus lawm(lea hey)
ឈ្មោះរបស់អ្នកគឺអ្វី?
Koj lub npe hu li cas?(chhmoh robos anak keu aveiy?)
ឈ្មោះរបស់ខ្ញុំគឺJohn
Kuv lub npe hu John(chhmoh robos khnhom keu John)
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ?
Koj nyob li cas?(anak sok sabay te?)
រីករាយដែលបានជួបអ្នក
Zoo siab tau ntsib koj(reakreay del ban choup anak)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
តើអ្នកនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ?
Koj puas tham lus Askiv?(tae anak niyay phea sa angkles te?)
ខ្ញុំមិននិយាយភាសាហិណ្ឌីបានល្អទេ
Kuv tsis tham Hindi zoo.(khnhom min niyay phea sa hindi ban l'a te)
ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ទេ
Kuv tsis to taub.(khnhom min yol te)
សូមនិយាយយឺតៗ
Thov tham maj mam.(soam niyay yeut yeut)
តើអ្នកអាចនិយាយវាឡើងវិញទេ?
Koj puas hais dua?(tae anak ach niyay vea leung vin te?)