| English | Khmer |
| Hello | jum-reapsoo-a |
| Howareyou? | tauneaksoksapbaiyteh? |
| Goodmorning | arunsoursdei |
| Goodafternoon | tiveahsoursdei |
| Goodnight | reah-treysoursdei |
| Mynameis..... | k'nyomtchmouh... |
| Yes | baat |
| No | dteh |
| Please | suommehta |
| ThankYou | or-koon |
| Excuseme | sohmdtoh |
| Goodbye | joom-reapleah |
| Idon'tunderstand | k'nyommenyoo-ultee |
| Iwanta... | k'nyomjangbaan... |
| Water | teuk |
| Tea | tai |
| Rice(cooked) | bia |
| Rice(uncooked) | angkoh |
| Meat | saich |
| Fish | t'ray |
| Chicken | moan |
| Bread | numpung |
| Restaurant | haangbai |
| Whereisthe...? | noeveahnah...? |
| Market | p'sah |
| Bank | thoneeakear |
| PostOffice | bpraisanee |
| Doctor | peth |
| Bus | laanch'noul |
| Train | radteahplerng |
| Cycle | seekloa |
| Policeman | bpoaleehornorkor-bahl |
| Turnleft | botdtoych'wayng |
| Turnright | botdtoys'dum |
| Gostraight | dtovdtrong |
| Morning | bpreuk |
| Midnight | aa-tree-at |
| Night | yoop |
| Sunday | t/ngaiaa-dteut |
| Monday | t'ngaijan |
| Tuesday | t'ngaiong-gee-a |
| Wednesday | t'ngaibpoot |
| Thursday | t'ngaibpra-hoa-a |
| Friday | t'ngaisok |
| Saturday | t'ngaisao |
| Yesterday | m'serlmenh |
| Today | t'ngainih |
| Tomorrow | t'ngaisa-aik |
| Month | khaeh |
| Year | ch'nam |
| LastYear | ch'nammoon |
| NewYear | ch'namthmey |
| NextYear | ch'namgroy |
| January | magaraa |
| February | kompheak |
| March | meenah |
| April | mehsah |
| May | oosaphea |
| June | mithoknah |
| July | kakada |
| August | sayhaa |
| September | kan'ya |
| October | tolaa |
| November | wechagaa |
| December | t'noo |
| One | mooay |
| Two | bpee |
| Three | bay |
| Four | boun |
| Five | bpram |
| Six | bprammooay |
| Seven | bprambpee |
| Eight | bprambay |
| Night | bprambuon |
| Ten | dahp |
| Eleven | dahpmooay |
| Twenty | m'pay |
| Thirty | saamseup |
| Forty | saiseup |
| Fifty | haseup |
| Sixty | hokseup |
| Seventy | jehtseup |
| Eighty | bpaitseup |
| Ninety | gaoseup |
| Hundred | moo-ayroy |
| Thousand | moo-aybpoan |
| Tenthousand | moo-aymeun |
| Hundredthousand | moo-aysain |
| Million | moo-aylee-un |
Useful Khmer words and phrases
Khmer may sound confusing. But with a little patience and practice, you can get by. There are 33 consonants and 26 vowels. "Ai" is pronounced as in Thai; "ay" as in pay; "dt" takes the t sound while "bp" takes the p sound. "Oo" is pronounced as in cook and "ao" as in Laos.