Looking for practical Khmer to Iban phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Khmer phrase first, then the Iban translation (Iban) — 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 Iban.
Tip: read the Iban 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
Selamat(suosdey)
អរគុណ
Terima kasih(orkun)
សួស្តីព្រឹក
Selamat pagi(suosdey preuk)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Selamat petang(suosdey l'ngach)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Selamat malam(suosdey l'ngach)
រាត្រីសួស្តី
Selamat malam(reatrey suosdey)
ជួបគ្នាម្តងក្រោយ
Jumpa lagi(choup knea mdaong krouy)
លាហើយ
Selamat tinggal(lea hey)
ឈ្មោះរបស់អ្នកគឺអ្វី?
Siapa nama kamu?(chhmoh robos anak keu aveiy?)
ឈ្មោះរបស់ខ្ញុំគឺJohn
Nama saya John(chhmoh robos khnhom keu John)
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ?
Apa khabar?(anak sok sabay te?)
រីករាយដែលបានជួបអ្នក
Senang berjumpa dengan kamu(reakreay del ban choup anak)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
តើអ្នកនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ?
Adakah kamu boleh bercakap bahasa Inggeris?(tae anak niyay phea sa angkles te?)
ខ្ញុំមិននិយាយភាសាហិណ្ឌីបានល្អទេ
Aku tidak pandai bercakap Hindi.(khnhom min niyay phea sa hindi ban l'a te)
ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ទេ
Aku tidak faham.(khnhom min yol te)
សូមនិយាយយឺតៗ
Sila bercakap perlahan.(soam niyay yeut yeut)
តើអ្នកអាចនិយាយវាឡើងវិញទេ?
Bolehkah kamu cakap lagi?(tae anak ach niyay vea leung vin te?)