Looking for practical Khmer to Nuer phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Khmer phrase first, then the Nuer translation (Nuer) — 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 Nuer.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Nuer-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
Nhiar(suosdey)
អរគុណ
Nyaak(orkun)
សួស្តីព្រឹក
Nhiar gɔ̈ɔ̈r(suosdey preuk)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Nhiar aŋɔ̈r(suosdey l'ngach)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Nhiar aŋɔ̈r(suosdey l'ngach)
រាត្រីសួស្តី
Nhiar kɔ̈c(reatrey suosdey)
ជួបគ្នាម្តងក្រោយ
Aŋɔ̈r kɛ̈n(choup knea mdaong krouy)
លាហើយ
Kɛ̈n(lea hey)
ឈ្មោះរបស់អ្នកគឺអ្វី?
Cɛ̈l aŋɔ̈r kɛ̈n?(chhmoh robos anak keu aveiy?)
ឈ្មោះរបស់ខ្ញុំគឺJohn
Cɛ̈l aŋɔ̈r John(chhmoh robos khnhom keu John)
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ?
Cɛ̈l kɛ̈n?(anak sok sabay te?)
រីករាយដែលបានជួបអ្នក
Kɛ̈l aŋɔ̈r kɛ̈n(reakreay del ban choup anak)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
តើអ្នកនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ?
Nyaac ke nyin English?(tae anak niyay phea sa angkles te?)
ខ្ញុំមិននិយាយភាសាហិណ្ឌីបានល្អទេ
Nyaac ma nyin Hindi ke nyin.(khnhom min niyay phea sa hindi ban l'a te)
ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ទេ
Nyaac ma nyin.(khnhom min yol te)
សូមនិយាយយឺតៗ
Yin ke nyin kɛl.(soam niyay yeut yeut)
តើអ្នកអាចនិយាយវាឡើងវិញទេ?
Yin ke nyin kɛl a thok?(tae anak ach niyay vea leung vin te?)