Looking for practical Khmer to Zapotec phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Khmer phrase first, then the Zapotec translation (Zapotec) — 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 Zapotec.
Tip: when a Zapotec 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
Díí(di'i)
អរគុណ
Güi(güi)
សួស្តីព្រឹក
Bëëna(bëëna)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Bëëna xhí(bëëna xhi)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Bëëna xhí(bëëna xhi)
រាត្រីសួស្តី
Bëëna dzaa(bëëna dzaa)
ជួបគ្នាម្តងក្រោយ
Dáa xhí(daa xhi)
លាហើយ
Díí xhí(di'i xhi)
ឈ្មោះរបស់អ្នកគឺអ្វី?
¿Náá xhí nè?(naa xhi ne)
ឈ្មោះរបស់ខ្ញុំគឺJohn
Náá nè John(naa ne John)
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ?
¿Náá xhí?(naa xhi)
រីករាយដែលបានជួបអ្នក
Náá nè xhí(naa ne xhi)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
តើអ្នកនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ?
¿Ndi xquidxi inglés?(tae anak niyay phea sa angkles te?)
ខ្ញុំមិននិយាយភាសាហិណ្ឌីបានល្អទេ
Ndi xquidxi hindi nisa(khnhom min niyay phea sa hindi ban l'a te)
ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ទេ
Ndi xquidxi nisa(khnhom min yol te)
សូមនិយាយយឺតៗ
Ndi xquidxi xhíí xquidxi(soam niyay yeut yeut)
តើអ្នកអាចនិយាយវាឡើងវិញទេ?
¿Ndi xquidxi nisa xquidxi?(tae anak ach niyay vea leung vin te?)