I'm getting married next month and would like to learn some small talk to impress my guests and in-laws. How do you say:
Thank you for coming.
How was the drive?
How did you sleep?
Nice shoes/ dress/ hair/ jewelry/ shirt.
How is the food/ music/ fan?
Feel free to suggest other words or phrases that would be useful.
Wedding words
When do you meet the bride to be?
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Congratulations!
You's better learn "When will you have a baby?"and "How many babies will you have?" because you will hear them A LOT.
You's better learn "When will you have a baby?"and "How many babies will you have?" because you will hear them A LOT.
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Nyum bai howie?ali baba wrote: Feel free to suggest other words or phrases that would be useful.
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Bumped mostly because I think it's a useful exercise in how Khmer might phrase these things. I think you can't translate much of it directlyali baba wrote:I'm getting married next month and would like to learn some small talk to impress my guests and in-laws. How do you say:
Thank you for coming.
How was the drive?
How did you sleep?
Nice shoes/ dress/ hair/ jewelry/ shirt.
How is the food/ music/ fan?
Feel free to suggest other words or phrases that would be useful.
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ការធ្វើដំណើយ៉ាងម៉េចដែរ
គេងលក់ស្រួលអត់?
ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្ត ស្បែកជើង ឬ ម៉ុឌ សក់ ខ្សែក សំលៀកបំពាក់
ម្ហូបឆ្ញាញ់អត់? ភ្លេងពីរោះអត់? កង្ហារត្រជាក់អត់?
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បង ឬ អូន ចង់បានកូន? ពេលណា? ម៉ាននាក់?andyinasia wrote:Congratulations!
You's better learn "When will you have a baby?"and "How many babies will you have?" because you will hear them A LOT.
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ill try write if phonetically for those who can't readmerchantsmutual wrote:Bumped mostly because I think it's a useful exercise in how Khmer might phrase these things. I think you can't translate much of it directlyali baba wrote:I'm getting married next month and would like to learn some small talk to impress my guests and in-laws. How do you say:
Thank you for coming.
How was the drive?
How did you sleep?
Nice shoes/ dress/ hair/ jewelry/ shirt.
How is the food/ music/ fan?
Feel free to suggest other words or phrases that would be useful.
អរគុណដែលបានចូលរួម
ការធ្វើដំណើយ៉ាងម៉េចដែរ
គេងលក់ស្រួលអត់?
ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្ត ស្បែកជើង ឬ ម៉ុឌ សក់ ខ្សែក សំលៀកបំពាក់
ម្ហូបឆ្ញាញ់អត់? ភ្លេងពីរោះអត់? កង្ហារត្រជាក់អត់?
អរគុណដែលបានចូលរួម - Orkun Dael Baan Joul Ruom (Thanks for coming/joining us)
ការធ្វើដំណើយ៉ាងម៉េចដែរ - Kar Tver Dam Ner Yaang Mack Daer (how was your travel?)
គេងលក់ស្រួលអត់? - (Mean) Keng Lok Sruol Ot? (you have a comfortable sleep?/Sleep well?)
ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្ត ស្បែកជើង ឬ ម៉ុឌ សក់ ខ្សែក សំលៀកបំពាក់ - Khnom Joul Jet - Sbaek Jerng Ruu Mod, Sok, Samleak, Bampeak (I like - Shoes or [not sure], Hair, Skirt, Shirt)
ម្ហូបឆ្ញាញ់អត់? ភ្លេងពីរោះអត់? កង្ហារត្រជាក់អត់? - Mhoub Chnanh Ot? Pleng Pireoh Ot? Kanghar Trojeat Ot? (is the Foot Tastey? is the Music pleasing to the ear? is the Fan refreshing?)
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Doesn't that literally translate as, "My husband ejaculated in my belly"?andyinasia wrote:Congratulations!
You's better learn "When will you have a baby?"and "How many babies will you have?" because you will hear them A LOT.
Or similar.
Anyway the wedding was a great success and I didn't have to talk to anybody.
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cool, yeah guess the end is pronounced the same way Spicy is pronouncedpreahkaew wrote:កង្ហារ (fan) is never pronounced as written, it's pronounced ដង្ហាល់ (dawng-hal)
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