Language barrier

❃ Language barrier

តើអ្នកចេះនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ? [ tae neak cheh niyeay pheasa angkles te? ]: Do you speak English?
តើអ្នកចេះនិយាយភាសាបារាំងទេ? [ tae neak cheh niyeay pheasa barang te? ]: Do you speak French?
ខ្ញុំមិនសូវចេះនិយាយភាសាខ្មែរទេ [ khnom min sov cheh niyeay pheasa khmaer te ]: I don't speak Khmer well
ខ្ញុំយល់បន្តិចបន្តួច [ khnom yol bantech bantuoch ]: I understand a little bit
ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ទេ [ khnom min yol te ]: I don't understand
សូមនិយាយម្ដងទៀតបានទេ? [ som niyeay mdong tiet ban te? ]: Could you repeat that?
សូមនិយាយឲ្យយឺតជាងនេះបន្តិច [ som niyeay aoy yeut cheang nih bantech ]: Please speak more slowly
នេះជាភាសាខ្មែរនិយាយថាម៉េច? [ nih chea pheasa khmaer niyeay tha mech? ]: How do you say this in Khmer?
តើនេះមានន័យដូចម្ដេច? [ tae nih mean ney doch mdech? ]: What does this mean?
សូមសរសេរវាបានទេ? [ som sarsea vea ban te? ]: Could you write it down?
ខ្ញុំកំពុងរៀនភាសាខ្មែរ [ khnom kampong rien pheasa khmaer ]: I am learning Khmer
ការបញ្ចេញសំឡេងរបស់អ្នកល្អណាស់ [ kar banhchenh somleng robos neak l'a nas ]: Your pronunciation is good
ខ្ញុំមិនដឹងទេ [ khnom min deung te ]: I don't know
តើអ្នកអាចបកប្រែនេះឲ្យខ្ញុំបានទេ? [ tae neak ach bok prae nih aoy khnom ban te? ]: Can you translate this for me?
ចាំមួយភ្លែត ខ្ញុំប្រើទូរស័ព្ទសិន [ cham muoy phlaet khnom praeu toursap sen ]: Just a moment, let me use my phone
តើមានអ្នកណាចេះនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសនៅទីនេះទេ? [ tae mean neak na cheh niyeay pheasa angkles nov ti nih te? ]: Is there anyone here who speaks English?
ពាក្យនេះបញ្ចេញសំឡេងយ៉ាងម៉េច? [ peak nih banhchenh somleng yang mech? ]: How do you pronounce this word?
ខ្ញុំនិយាយត្រូវទេ? [ khnom niyeay trov te? ]: Am I saying it right?
សុំទោស ភាសាខ្មែររបស់ខ្ញុំខ្សោយណាស់ [ som tos pheasa khmaer robos khnom khsaoy nas ]: Sorry, my Khmer is very basic
ខ្ញុំចេះតែប៉ុន្មានពាក្យទេ [ khnom cheh tae ponman peak te ]: I only know a few words

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