Looking for practical Khmer to Thai (ไทย) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Khmer phrase first, then the Thai translation (ไทย) — 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 Thai.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Thai-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
สวัสดี(sawasdee)
អរគុណ
ขอบคุณ(khob khun)
សួស្តីព្រឹក
สวัสดีตอนเช้า(sawasdee ton chao)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย(sawasdee ton bai)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
สวัสดีตอนเย็น(sawasdee ton yen)
រាត្រីសួស្តី
ราตรีสวัสดิ์(ratree sawat)
ជួបគ្នាម្តងក្រោយ
แล้วพบกันใหม่(laeo phob kan mai)
លាហើយ
ลาก่อน(laa korn)
ឈ្មោះរបស់អ្នកគឺអ្វី?
คุณชื่ออะไร(khun chue arai)
ឈ្មោះរបស់ខ្ញុំគឺJohn
ฉันชื่อจอห์น(chan chue John)
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ?
คุณสบายดีไหม(khun sabai dee mai)
រីករាយដែលបានជួបអ្នក
ยินดีที่ได้พบคุณ(yin dee tee dai phob khun)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
តើអ្នកនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ?
คุณพูดภาษาอังกฤษได้ไหม?(khun phut phasa angkrit dai mai?)
ខ្ញុំមិននិយាយភាសាហិណ្ឌីបានល្អទេ
ฉันพูดภาษาฮินดีไม่ค่อยได้(khnhom min niyay phea sa hindi ban l'a te)
ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ទេ
ฉันไม่เข้าใจ(khnhom min yol te)
សូមនិយាយយឺតៗ
กรุณาพูดช้าๆ(soam niyay yeut yeut)
តើអ្នកអាចនិយាយវាឡើងវិញទេ?
คุณช่วยพูดอีกครั้งได้ไหม?(khun chuay phut ik khrang dai mai?)