Looking for practical Khmer to Somali phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Khmer phrase first, then the Somali translation (Somali) — 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 Somali.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Somali-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
Salaan(suosdey)
អរគុណ
Mahadsanid(orkun)
សួស្តីព្រឹក
Subax wanaagsan(suosdey preuk)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Duhur wanaagsan(suosdey l'ngach)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Habeen wanaagsan(suosdey l'ngach)
រាត្រីសួស្តី
Habeen wanaagsan(reatrey suosdey)
ជួបគ្នាម្តងក្រោយ
Ilaa dambe(choup knea mdaong krouy)
លាហើយ
Nabad gelyo(lea hey)
ឈ្មោះរបស់អ្នកគឺអ្វី?
Magacaa maxay tahay?(chhmoh robos anak keu aveiy?)
ឈ្មោះរបស់ខ្ញុំគឺJohn
Magacaygu waa John(chhmoh robos khnhom keu John)
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ?
Sidee tahay?(anak sok sabay te?)
រីករាយដែលបានជួបអ្នក
Aad ayaan ugu faraxsanahay in aan ku arko(reakreay del ban choup anak)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
តើអ្នកនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ?
Ma ku hadashaa Ingiriisi?(Ma ku hadashaa Ingiriisi?)
ខ្ញុំមិននិយាយភាសាហិណ្ឌីបានល្អទេ
Hindi si fiican uma hadlo(khnhom min niyay phea sa hindi ban l'a te)
ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ទេ
Ma fahmin(khnhom min yol te)
សូមនិយាយយឺតៗ
Fadlan si tartiib ah u hadal(soam niyay yeut yeut)
តើអ្នកអាចនិយាយវាឡើងវិញទេ?
Ma ku celin kartaa?(tae anak ach niyay vea leung vin te?)
បន្ទប់ទឹកនៅឯណា?
Musqusha xaggee buu yaalaa?(bontob teuk nov ae na?)