Payment
❃ Payment
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តើអ្នកទទួលលុយដុល្លារទេ?
[ tae neak totuol luy dollar te? ] -
Do you accept US dollars?
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តើអត្រាប្តូរប្រាក់ថ្ងៃនេះប៉ុន្មាន?
[ tae a-tra phdor prak thngay nih ponman? ] -
What is the exchange rate today?
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បួនពាន់រៀលគឺមួយដុល្លារ
[ buon poan riel kü muoy dollar ] -
4000 Riels is 1 dollar
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តើខ្ញុំអាចគិតលុយតាមអេប៊ីអេ (ABA) បានទេ?
[ tae khnom ach kit luy tam e-bi-e (ABA) ban te? ] -
Can I pay with ABA (QR code)?
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សូមស្កេនកូដ QR នៅទីនេះ
[ som sken kod kyu ar nov ti nih ] -
Please scan the QR code here
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ខ្ញុំអត់មានលុយរាយទេ
[ khnom ot mean luy reay te ] -
I don't have small change
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តើអ្នកមានលុយអាប់សម្រាប់ហាសិបដុល្លារទេ?
[ tae neak mean luy ap somrap hasep dollar te? ] -
Do you have change for 50 dollars?
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លុយអាប់របស់អ្នកគឺមួយម៉ឺនរៀល
[ luy ap robos neak kü muoy meun riel ] -
Your change is 10,000 Riels
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លុយនេះរហែកបន្តិច តើអ្នកយកទេ?
[ luy nih rohaek bantech, tae neak yok te? ] -
This bill is slightly torn, do you accept it?
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តើអ្នកអាចដូរលុយថ្មីឲ្យខ្ញុំបានទេ?
[ tae neak ach dor luy thmey aoy khnom ban te? ] -
Can you give me a new bill? (Because the one given is old/torn)
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ខ្ញុំមានតែលុយរៀលទេ
[ khnom mean tae luy riel te ] -
I only have Riels
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តើអ្នកទទួលកាតឥណទានទេ?
[ tae neak totuol kat enotean te? ] -
Do you accept credit cards?
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ទទួលតែសាច់ប្រាក់សុទ្ធទេ
[ totuol tae sach prak sot te ] -
Cash only
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អ្នកអាប់លុយខុសហើយ
[ neak ap luy khos haey ] -
You gave me the wrong change
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ខ្ញុំបានផ្ទេរប្រាក់រួចហើយ
[ khnom ban phter prak ruoch haey ] -
I already transferred the money (via App)
One of the most astonishing cultural shocks for travelers arriving in Cambodia is its dual-currency system, intertwined with a massive technological leap. Cambodia operates simultaneously on the Cambodian Riel (KHR) and the US Dollar (USD), with an exchange rate roughly around 4,000 Riels to 1 Dollar. Consequently, if you buy a $1 coffee and hand the cashier a $5 bill, you might receive $2 and 8,000 Riels as change! Asking "Do you accept US dollars?" — Tae neak totuol luy dollar te? (តើអ្នកទទួលលុយដុល្លារទេ?) is almost unnecessary because everyone does. However, there is a legendary, unforgiving cultural rule regarding physical USD: Cambodian banks and merchants will completely reject US bills that have even a millimeter-long tear, a slight ink mark, or look too old. If someone tries to hand you a damaged dollar as change, you absolutely must advocate for yourself and say, "Can you give me a new bill?" — Tae neak ach dor luy thmey aoy khnom ban te? (តើអ្នកអាចដូរលុយថ្មីឲ្យខ្ញុំបានទេ?). To bypass the headache of carrying pristine cash, Cambodia has completely leapfrogged traditional credit cards and jumped straight into a cashless, QR-code-driven society. The local banking app "ABA" is a national phenomenon. Whether you are paying a street vendor for a 50-cent coconut or settling a luxury hotel bill, everyone expects you to scan a code. Asking "Can I pay with ABA?" — Tae khnom ach kit luy tam e-bi-e ban te? (តើខ្ញុំអាចគិតលុយតាមអេប៊ីអេ (ABA) បានទេ?) is the ultimate survival phrase. Adapting to this mix of strict paper money rules and futuristic digital payments is crucial for navigating the Cambodian economy.
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