I think that is a solid point as I have noticed បាទ or ចា៎ are actually some of the least used to indicate yes. In their place can easily sound more khmer by throwing in មែននឹង or មែនហើយ, ចឹងហើយ, ត្រូវ (ថូវ with the way they tend to pronounce it), or as you say ហ្នឹងហើយ.Jamie_Lambo wrote:using the phrase "Nung Hery" for yes is common and not often used by many barrangs
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yeah, Baat and Ja are more acknowledging words than a solid yes, kind of how the word "yeah" is used in English conversationsmerchantsmutual wrote:I think that is a solid point as I have noticed បាទ or ចា៎ are actually some of the least used to indicate yes. In their place can easily sound more khmer by throwing in មែននឹង or មែនហើយ, ចឹងហើយ, ត្រូវ (ថូវ with the way they tend to pronounce it), or as you say ហ្នឹងហើយ.Jamie_Lambo wrote:using the phrase "Nung Hery" for yes is common and not often used by many barrangs
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