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GREETINGS
 
Hello (informal) : soo-a s'day
 
Hello (formal) : jOOm-ree-up-soo-a
 
Goodbye : lee-a seun hai-ee
 
How are you? : sok sop-bai jee-a dtay?
 
I am fine thank you : k'nyom sok sop-bai jee-a dtay, or-gOOn
 
 
TALKING ABOUT YOURSELF
 
My name is : k'nyom ch'moo-ah
 
My surname is : ch'moo-h dtra-goal
 
I am Khmer / English : jee-a k'mai / ong-klayh
 
I come from Battambang / London : moak bpee but-dtom-borng / lon-dorn
 
What is your name? : loak ch'moo-ah ay?
 
What is your surname? : loak ch'moo-ah dtra-goal ay?
 
What is your nationality? : loak jee-a joo-un jee-ut ay?
 
Where do you come from? : loak moak bpee naa?