Days
Sunday - thngai-a-tit
Monday - thngai-chan
Tuesday - thngai-ang-kie
Wednesday - thngai-put
Thursday - thngai-pra-hoah
Friday - thngai-sok
Saturday - tngai-saow
Months
You can technically say 'month [number]' (khae muoy for January), but these are the official names of the months.
January - meak-ka-ra
February - kom-phaek
March - mi-na
April - me-sa
May - u-sak-phie
June - mi-tho-na
July - kak-ka-da
August - sei-ha
September - kany-nya
October - to-la
November - vwich-chhe-ka
December - thnu
Seasons
Spring - ni-tie-kheak-ro-dovw
Summer - vwo-sa-neak-ro-dovw
Autumn - sak-ro-teak-ro-dovw
Winter - se-se-rak-ro-dovw
Cold season - he-man-tak-ro-dovw / ro-dovw-tra-chak
Hot season - kim-m'hak-ro-dovw / ro-dovw-ro-ngie
Rainy season - vwo-san-nak-ro-dovw / ro-dovw-phlieng
Units of Time
Second - Vwi-nie-ti
Minute - Nie-ti
Hour - Maong
Day - Thngai
Week - A-tit / sap-da
Month - Khae
Year - Chhnam
Khmer Days, Months, Seasons
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A popular night for the pros/hoes to go out.Sambo wrote:Thursday - thngai-pra-hoah
A good day to have a hair (sok) cut.Sambo wrote:Friday - thngai-sok
A very common Khmer male name.Sambo wrote:January - meak-ka-ra
May-sa comes right before the month of May.Sambo wrote:April - me-sa
Just before the 'new' year.Sambo wrote:December - thnu
If a girl has her period, one would say that she 'mien ro-dovw'.Sambo wrote:Cold season - he-man-tak-ro-dovw / ro-dovw-tra-chak
Hot season - kim-m'hak-ro-dovw / ro-dovw-ro-ngie
Rainy season - vwo-san-nak-ro-dovw / ro-dovw-phlieng
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You really don't need to learn the names of the months though. Most Khmers laugh when you use them and just say "kai mooay" etc.
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Girl's name too.shizzle wrote:A very common Khmer male name.Sambo wrote:January - meak-ka-ra
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Thai days of the week are very similar,for instance sunday is wan atit,Wednesday is wan phoot.
Did they steal the days of the week from the Khmers when they sacked longveik?
Did they steal the days of the week from the Khmers when they sacked longveik?
I've just learned a few days ago that some say 'mien ko-ka" (mien means "to have")shizzle wrote:If a girl has her period, one would say that she 'mien ro-dovw'.
ko-ka is just "coca(-cola)". The explanation given to me that it's because the coke can is red, makes it easier for barang to understand what the problem is.
(Of course, a bargirl who doesn't want to go with the costumer for whatever reason will say that she's got her period.)
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That's not quite right and don't expect to be understood if you say ko-ka. It's more like Ko-Kaaaah.pascal wrote: ko-ka is just "coca(-cola)".
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The one I used to hear was 'Have red wine'. Come to think of it, maybe all those beauties were asking for a posh ladydrink and I thought they were giving me the brush-offLucky Lucan wrote:That's not quite right and don't expect to be understood if you say ko-ka. It's more like Ko-Kaaaah.pascal wrote: ko-ka is just "coca(-cola)".
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