Speak local in Phnom Penh

• ជំរាបសួរchum-reap suorHello (polite)
• អរគុណaw-kunThank you
• សុំទោសsom tohSorry / Excuse me
• បាទ / ចាសbaat / chaaYes (said by a man / a woman)
• តើអ្នកនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ?tae neak ni-yey pheasa ang-kleh te?Do you speak English?
• ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ទេkhnhom min yol teI don't understand

Emergency 117Ambulance 119Fire 118

Khmer has no tones, so the romanisation below gets you close. Men say baat for yes, women chaa. English goes a long way in the capital; a few words of Khmer change the price and the welcome.

Read aloud by your device's own text-to-speech in Khmer, so accents vary by phone and browser.