Looking for practical Khmer to Malagasy phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Khmer phrase first, then the Malagasy translation (Malagasy) — 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 Malagasy.
Tip: when a Malagasy phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Khmer wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
សួស្តី
Salama(suosdey)
អរគុណ
Misaotra(orkun)
សួស្តីព្រឹក
Salama maraina(suosdey preuk)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Salama tolakandro(suosdey l'ngach)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Salama hariva(suosdey l'ngach)
រាត្រីសួស្តី
Alina tsara(reatrey suosdey)
ជួបគ្នាម្តងក្រោយ
Hizara indray(choup knea mdaong krouy)
លាហើយ
Veloma(lea hey)
ឈ្មោះរបស់អ្នកគឺអ្វី?
Inona no anaranao?(chhmoh robos anak keu aveiy?)
ឈ្មោះរបស់ខ្ញុំគឺJohn
Ny anarako dia John(chhmoh robos khnhom keu John)
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ?
Inona ny vaovao?(anak sok sabay te?)
រីករាយដែលបានជួបអ្នក
Faly mihaona aminao(reakreay del ban choup anak)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
តើអ្នកនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ?
Miteny anglisy ve ianao?(Miteny anglisy ve ianao?)
ខ្ញុំមិននិយាយភាសាហិណ្ឌីបានល្អទេ
Tsy mahay tsara Hindi aho(Tsy mahay tsara Hindi aho)
ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ទេ
Tsy azoko(Tsy azoko)
សូមនិយាយយឺតៗ
Azafady, miteny moramora(soam niyay yeut yeut)
តើអ្នកអាចនិយាយវាឡើងវិញទេ?
Azonao averina ve izany?(tae anak ach niyay vea leung vin te?)