Looking for practical Khmer to Kituba phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Khmer phrase first, then the Kituba translation (Kituba) — 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 Kituba.
Tip: read the Kituba 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
Mbote(suosdey)
អរគុណ
Matondo(orkun)
សួស្តីព្រឹក
Mbote na ntanga(suosdey preuk)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Mbote na moke(suosdey l'ngach)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Mbote na nsuka(suosdey l'ngach)
រាត្រីសួស្តី
Malamu na lola(reatrey suosdey)
ជួបគ្នាម្តងក្រោយ
Tala moke(choup knea mdaong krouy)
លាហើយ
Kende malamu(lea hey)
ឈ្មោះរបស់អ្នកគឺអ្វី?
Nani na yo?(chhmoh robos anak keu aveiy?)
ឈ្មោះរបស់ខ្ញុំគឺJohn
Nani na ngai John(chhmoh robos khnhom keu John)
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ?
Oyo olingi?(anak sok sabay te?)
រីករាយដែលបានជួបអ្នក
Nionso na yo(reakreay del ban choup anak)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
តើអ្នកនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ?
Oyo azali koloba Lingala?(tae anak niyay phea sa angkles te?)
ខ្ញុំមិននិយាយភាសាហិណ្ឌីបានល្អទេ
Nani nazali koloba Hindi malamu te(khnhom min niyay phea sa hindi ban l'a te)
ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ទេ
Nani nazali koyeba te(khnhom min yol te)
សូមនិយាយយឺតៗ
Soki, koloba na mbala moke(soam niyay yeut yeut)
តើអ្នកអាចនិយាយវាឡើងវិញទេ?
Okoki koloba yango lisusu?(tae anak ach niyay vea leung vin te?)