Looking for practical Khmer to Ilocano phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Khmer phrase first, then the Ilocano translation (Ilocano) — 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 Ilocano.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Ilocano-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
Kumusta(kumusta)
អរគុណ
Agyamanak(agyamanak)
សួស្តីព្រឹក
Naimbag a bigat(naimbag a bigat)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Naimbag a malem(naimbag a malem)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Naimbag a rabii(naimbag a rabii)
រាត្រីសួស្តី
Naimbag a rabii(naimbag a rabii)
ជួបគ្នាម្តងក្រោយ
Kitaen tayon(kitaen tayon)
លាហើយ
Pakada(pakada)
ឈ្មោះរបស់អ្នកគឺអ្វី?
Ania ti nagan mo?(ania ti nagan mo)
ឈ្មោះរបស់ខ្ញុំគឺJohn
Ti nagan ko ket John(ti nagan ko ket John)
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ?
Kumusta ka?(kumusta ka)
រីករាយដែលបានជួបអ្នក
Naragsakak nga makilala ka(naragsakak nga makilala ka)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
តើអ្នកនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ?
Agsasaoka ti English?(tae anak niyay phea sa angkles te?)
ខ្ញុំមិននិយាយភាសាហិណ្ឌីបានល្អទេ
Saanak a nasayaat ti agsasaon ti Hindi.(khnhom min niyay phea sa hindi ban l'a te)
ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ទេ
Saanak a maawatan.(khnhom min yol te)
សូមនិយាយយឺតៗ
Maidawat, agsasaoka nga nalaka.(soam niyay yeut yeut)
តើអ្នកអាចនិយាយវាឡើងវិញទេ?
Mabalinmo kadi nga ibaga manen?(tae anak ach niyay vea leung vin te?)