How would you say something like bon appétit at the beginning of a meal?
I seem to recall something along the lines of “som nyam mahop ch’nang”.
Say bon appétit in Khmer
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guess it depends on the situation/formalities
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It means like I hope you find it tasty, which is the closest Khmer approximation. That said, it is not particularly well used; I just know it because I asked my Khmer teacher once.
You can find a fancy restaurant using an approximation here. សូមអញ្ជើញពិសារឆ្ងាញ់ជាមួយអាហារថ្ងៃត្រង់របស់អ្នក Note that they are being formal and very polite. Bi psaa is mostly used for elders.
som anjoon owie chang
It means like I hope you find it tasty, which is the closest Khmer approximation. That said, it is not particularly well used; I just know it because I asked my Khmer teacher once.
You can find a fancy restaurant using an approximation here. សូមអញ្ជើញពិសារឆ្ងាញ់ជាមួយអាហារថ្ងៃត្រង់របស់អ្នក Note that they are being formal and very polite. Bi psaa is mostly used for elders.
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You can just say bon appétit, most people know what that means and it will get a giggle.
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hmm... when the food arrives and were about to start eating i usually say.. "ahh foods here, bout time im fucking starvin"Miguelito wrote:Sitting around with friends/coworkers and the food arrives and you’re all about to start eating...Jamie_Lambo wrote:guess it depends on the situation/formalities
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