Looking for practical Khmer to Sango phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Khmer phrase first, then the Sango translation (Sango) — 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 Sango.
Tip: read the Sango line out loud three times, then cover the Khmer side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
សួស្តី
Mbote(suosdey)
អរគុណ
Mokolo(orkun)
សួស្តីព្រឹក
Mbote na nganga(suosdey preuk)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Mbote na nganga ya zanga(suosdey l'ngach)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Mbote na nganga ya sika(suosdey l'ngach)
រាត្រីសួស្តី
Ndeko na nganga(reatrey suosdey)
ជួបគ្នាម្តងក្រោយ
Tango na yo(choup knea mdaong krouy)
លាហើយ
Ayo(lea hey)
ឈ្មោះរបស់អ្នកគឺអ្វី?
Nani na yo?(chhmoh robos anak keu aveiy?)
ឈ្មោះរបស់ខ្ញុំគឺJohn
Nani na nga John(chhmoh robos khnhom keu John)
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ?
Oza malamu?(anak sok sabay te?)
រីករាយដែលបានជួបអ្នក
Mokili na yo(reakreay del ban choup anak)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
តើអ្នកនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ?
O yo na nganga English?(tae anak niyay phea sa angkles te?)
ខ្ញុំមិននិយាយភាសាហិណ្ឌីបានល្អទេ
O na yo na nganga Hindi na mboka.(khnhom min niyay phea sa hindi ban l'a te)
ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ទេ
O na yo na mboka.(khnhom min yol te)
សូមនិយាយយឺតៗ
Sokou, yo na nganga na mboka.(soam niyay yeut yeut)
តើអ្នកអាចនិយាយវាឡើងវិញទេ?
O tanga na mboka?(tae anak ach niyay vea leung vin te?)