Looking for practical Khmer to Tiv phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Khmer phrase first, then the Tiv translation (Tiv) — 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 Tiv.
Tip: when a Tiv 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
Mgbakpa(suosdey)
អរគុណ
Ior na(orkun)
សួស្តីព្រឹក
Mgbakpa u sha(suosdey preuk)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Mgbakpa u kpa(suosdey l'ngach)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Mgbakpa u ter(suosdey l'ngach)
រាត្រីសួស្តី
Mgbakpa u ter sha(reatrey suosdey)
ជួបគ្នាម្តងក្រោយ
Kpa a joo(choup knea mdaong krouy)
លាហើយ
Ior a joo(lea hey)
ឈ្មោះរបស់អ្នកគឺអ្វី?
Ior m ngu?(chhmoh robos anak keu aveiy?)
ឈ្មោះរបស់ខ្ញុំគឺJohn
M ngu John(chhmoh robos khnhom keu John)
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ?
Ior m nande?(anak sok sabay te?)
រីករាយដែលបានជួបអ្នក
Ior m nande a joo(reakreay del ban choup anak)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
តើអ្នកនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ?
I kpa English?(tae anak niyay phea sa angkles te?)
ខ្ញុំមិននិយាយភាសាហិណ្ឌីបានល្អទេ
M nahan Hindi nahan.(khnhom min niyay phea sa hindi ban l'a te)
ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ទេ
M nahan usha.(khnhom min yol te)
សូមនិយាយយឺតៗ
M nahan usha kpa.(soam niyay yeut yeut)
តើអ្នកអាចនិយាយវាឡើងវិញទេ?
I kpa a sha?(tae anak ach niyay vea leung vin te?)