Religion and temples

❃ Religion and temples

តើអ្នកកាន់សាសនាព្រះពុទ្ធឬ?
[ tae neak kan sasana preah put rü? ]

Are you Buddhist?

យើងនឹងទៅវត្តនៅថ្ងៃនេះ
[ yeung nüng tov voat nov thngay nih ]

We are going to the pagoda today

សូមដោះស្បែកជើងមុនពេលចូល
[ som doh sbaek cheung mun pel chol ]

Please take off your shoes before entering

សូមស្លៀកពាក់ឱ្យបានសមរម្យ
[ som sliek peak aoy ban somrom ]

Please dress modestly

ត្រូវបិទបាំងស្មានិងជង្គង់
[ trov bet bang sma ning chongkong ]

You must cover your shoulders and knees

ស្ត្រីមិនអាចប៉ះព្រះសង្ឃបានទេ
[ strey min ach pah preah song ban te ]

Women cannot touch monks

តោះទៅប្រគេនចង្ហាន់ដល់ព្រះសង្ឃ
[ toh tov proken changhan dol preah song ]

Let's go offer food to the monks

ថ្ងៃនេះគឺជាថ្ងៃសីល
[ thngay nih kü chea thngay sel ]

Today is a Buddhist holy day (Thngay Sel)

សូមរក្សាភាពស្ងៀមស្ងាត់នៅក្នុងវត្ត
[ som reaksa pheap sngiem sngat nov knong voat ]

Please keep quiet inside the pagoda

វត្តនេះស្រស់ស្អាតណាស់
[ voat nih sros s'at nas ]

This pagoda is very beautiful

ខ្ញុំចង់អង្គុយសមាធិ
[ khnom chong angkuy somathi ]

I want to meditate

ព្រះសង្ឃបានប្រោះព្រំទឹកមន្តឱ្យពួកយើង
[ preah song ban proh prom teuk mon aoy puok yeung ]

The monk blessed us with holy water

សូមអង្គុយបត់ជើង
[ som angkuy bot cheung ]

Please sit with your legs tucked to the side (polite sitting)

អុជធូប
[ och thup ]

Burning incense

តើអ្នកជឿលើខ្មោចព្រាយបិសាចទេ?
[ tae neak chüa leu khmaoch preay besach te? ]

Do you believe in ghosts and spirits?

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