Looking for practical Khmer to Tswana phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Khmer phrase first, then the Tswana translation (Tswana) — 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 Tswana.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Tswana-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
Dumela(suosdey)
អរគុណ
Ke a leboga(orkun)
សួស្តីព្រឹក
Dumelang(suosdey preuk)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Dumela mo afternoon(suosdey l'ngach)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Dumela mo evening(suosdey l'ngach)
រាត្រីសួស្តី
Borai(reatrey suosdey)
ជួបគ្នាម្តងក្រោយ
Tsamaya sentle(choup knea mdaong krouy)
លាហើយ
Tsamaya sentle(lea hey)
ឈ្មោះរបស់អ្នកគឺអ្វី?
O na le leina mang?(chhmoh robos anak keu aveiy?)
ឈ្មោះរបស់ខ្ញុំគឺJohn
Leina la me ke John(chhmoh robos khnhom keu John)
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ?
O kae?(anak sok sabay te?)
រីករាយដែលបានជួបអ្នក
Ke itumetse go kopana le wena(reakreay del ban choup anak)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
តើអ្នកនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ?
A o bua Seisemane?(tae anak niyay phea sa angkles te?)
ខ្ញុំមិននិយាយភាសាហិណ្ឌីបានល្អទេ
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle(khnhom min niyay phea sa hindi ban l'a te)
ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ទេ
Ke sitwa go tlhaloganya(khnhom min yol te)
សូមនិយាយយឺតៗ
Tsweetswee bua ka bonako(soam niyay yeut yeut)
តើអ្នកអាចនិយាយវាឡើងវិញទេ?
A o ka bo o bua seo gape?(tae anak ach niyay vea leung vin te?)