Looking for practical Khmer to Mam phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Khmer phrase first, then the Mam translation (Mam) — 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 Mam.
Tip: pick five Mam 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
Xo'j(sho'j)
អរគុណ
Tz'ik(tz'ik)
សួស្តីព្រឹក
Xo'j nax(sho'j nax)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Xo'j q'ij(sho'j q'ij)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
រាត្រីសួស្តី
Xo'j k'ux nax(sho'j k'ux nax)
ជួបគ្នាម្តងក្រោយ
K'ux q'ij(k'ux q'ij)
លាហើយ
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
ឈ្មោះរបស់អ្នកគឺអ្វី?
Ja' k'ux nax?(ha' k'ux nax?)
ឈ្មោះរបស់ខ្ញុំគឺJohn
Ja' k'ux nax John(ha' k'ux nax John)
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ?
Jach' k'ux?(hach' k'ux?)
រីករាយដែលបានជួបអ្នក
Nab' k'ux(nab' k'ux)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
តើអ្នកនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ?
¿K'ax k'utun English?(tae anak niyay phea sa angkles te?)
ខ្ញុំមិននិយាយភាសាហិណ្ឌីបានល្អទេ
Nek'ux k'utun Hindi k'ax k'utun.(khnhom min niyay phea sa hindi ban l'a te)
ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ទេ
Nek'ux k'ax k'utun.(khnhom min yol te)
សូមនិយាយយឺតៗ
Por favor, k'utun k'ux.(soam niyay yeut yeut)
តើអ្នកអាចនិយាយវាឡើងវិញទេ?
¿K'ax k'utun k'ux?(tae anak ach niyay vea leung vin te?)