Looking for practical Khmer to Yoruba phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Khmer phrase first, then the Yoruba translation (Yoruba) — 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 Yoruba.
Tip: read the Yoruba line out loud three times, then cover the Khmer side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
សួស្តី
Bawo(bawoh)
អរគុណ
O seun(oh shayoon)
សួស្តីព្រឹក
E kaaro(eh kah-roh)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
E kaasan(eh kah-sahn)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
E kuurole(eh koo-roh-leh)
រាត្រីសួស្តី
O daaro(oh dah-roh)
ជួបគ្នាម្តងក្រោយ
A ri e laipe(ah ree eh lie-peh)
លាហើយ
O dabọ(oh dah-boh)
ឈ្មោះរបស់អ្នកគឺអ្វី?
Kí ni orukọ rẹ?(kee nee oh-roo-koh reh)
ឈ្មោះរបស់ខ្ញុំគឺJohn
Orukọ mi ni John(oh-roo-koh mee nee John)
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ?
Bawo ni?(bawoh nee)
រីករាយដែលបានជួបអ្នក
Inu mi dun lati pade e(ee-noo mee doon lah-tee pah-deh eh)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
តើអ្នកនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ?
Ṣe o n sọ Gẹ́gẹ́?(Sheh oh n saw Geh-geh)
ខ្ញុំមិននិយាយភាសាហិណ្ឌីបានល្អទេ
Mi ò sọ Hindi dáadáa(Mee oh saw Hindi dah-dah)
ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ទេ
Mi ò ye mi(Mee oh yeh mee)
សូមនិយាយយឺតៗ
Jọwọ sọ ní kíkankíkan(Joh-wah saw nee keen-kay-kahn)
តើអ្នកអាចនិយាយវាឡើងវិញទេ?
Ṣe o le sọ é lẹ́ẹ̀kan síi?(Sheh oh leh saw eh leh-eh-kahn see)