Looking for practical Khmer to Luganda phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Khmer phrase first, then the Luganda translation (Luganda) — 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 Luganda.
Tip: pick five Luganda phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
សួស្តី
Oli otya?(Oli otya?)
អរគុណ
Webale(Webale)
សួស្តីព្រឹក
Osiibye otya?(Osiibye otya?)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Osiibye bulungi?(Osiibye bulungi?)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Osiibye otya?(Osiibye otya?)
រាត្រីសួស្តី
Lwaki olugendo?(Lwaki olugendo?)
ជួបគ្នាម្តងក្រោយ
Tugenda kutya?(Tugenda kutya?)
លាហើយ
Nkwagala(Nkwagala)
ឈ្មោះរបស់អ្នកគឺអ្វី?
Erinnya lyo ani?(Erinnya lyo ani?)
ឈ្មោះរបស់ខ្ញុំគឺJohn
Erinnya lyange nze John(Erinnya lyange nze John)
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ?
Oli otya?(Oli otya?)
រីករាយដែលបានជួបអ្នក
Nkwagala okukulaba(Nkwagala okukulaba)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
តើអ្នកនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ?
Okwogera mu Lungereza?(tae anak niyay phea sa angkles te?)
ខ្ញុំមិននិយាយភាសាហិណ្ឌីបានល្អទេ
Sikozesa Hindi bulungi.(khnhom min niyay phea sa hindi ban l'a te)
ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ទេ
Sijja kumanya.(khnhom min yol te)
សូមនិយាយយឺតៗ
Nnyonnyola bulungi.(soam niyay yeut yeut)
តើអ្នកអាចនិយាយវាឡើងវិញទេ?
Osobola okwogera buno buno?(tae anak ach niyay vea leung vin te?)