Looking for practical Khmer to Tetum phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Khmer phrase first, then the Tetum translation (Tetum) — 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 Tetum.
Tip: when a Tetum phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Khmer wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
សួស្តី
Olá(suosdey)
អរគុណ
Obrigadu(orkun)
សួស្តីព្រឹក
Bondia(suosdey preuk)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Bona tarde(suosdey l'ngach)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Bona noite(suosdey l'ngach)
រាត្រីសួស្តី
Bona noite(reatrey suosdey)
ជួបគ្នាម្តងក្រោយ
Ami hanesan(choup knea mdaong krouy)
លាហើយ
Adeus(lea hey)
ឈ្មោះរបស់អ្នកគឺអ្វី?
Quale naran ida?(chhmoh robos anak keu aveiy?)
ឈ្មោះរបស់ខ្ញុំគឺJohn
Naran hau John.(chhmoh robos khnhom keu John)
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ?
Kona ba o?(anak sok sabay te?)
រីករាយដែលបានជួបអ្នក
Diak ba halo ho o.(reakreay del ban choup anak)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
តើអ្នកនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ?
Keta fala Inglês?(tae anak niyay phea sa angkles te?)
ខ្ញុំមិននិយាយភាសាហិណ្ឌីបានល្អទេ
Hau la fala Hindi diak.(khnhom min niyay phea sa hindi ban l'a te)
ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ទេ
Hau la hatene.(khnhom min yol te)
សូមនិយាយយឺតៗ
Favor fala ba moris.(soam niyay yeut yeut)
តើអ្នកអាចនិយាយវាឡើងវិញទេ?
Keta bele fala fali?(tae anak ach niyay vea leung vin te?)