Looking for practical Khmer to Papiamento phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Khmer phrase first, then the Papiamento translation (Papiamento) — 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 Papiamento.
Tip: pick five Papiamento 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
Halo(suosdey)
អរគុណ
Dank'i(orkun)
សួស្តីព្រឹក
Bon dia(suosdey preuk)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Bon tardi(suosdey l'ngach)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Bon nochi(suosdey l'ngach)
រាត្រីសួស្តី
Bon nochi(reatrey suosdey)
ជួបគ្នាម្តងក្រោយ
Hasta luego(choup knea mdaong krouy)
លាហើយ
Ayo(lea hey)
ឈ្មោះរបស់អ្នកគឺអ្វី?
Kiko ta bo nòmber?(chhmoh robos anak keu aveiy?)
ឈ្មោះរបស់ខ្ញុំគឺJohn
Mi nòmber ta John(chhmoh robos khnhom keu John)
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ?
Kon ta bai?(anak sok sabay te?)
រីករាយដែលបានជួបអ្នក
Dushi pa konosé bo(reakreay del ban choup anak)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
តើអ្នកនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ?
Bo ta papia Ingles?(Bo ta papia Ingles?)
ខ្ញុំមិននិយាយភាសាហិណ្ឌីបានល្អទេ
Mi no ta papia Hindi bon(Mi no ta papia Hindi bon)
ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ទេ
Mi no ta komprondé(Mi no ta komprondé)
សូមនិយាយយឺតៗ
Por fabor, papia lentamente(Por fabor, papia lentamente)
តើអ្នកអាចនិយាយវាឡើងវិញទេ?
Podé bo duna e palabra otro vez?(Podé bo duna e palabra otro vez?)