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Khmer Directions

These are expressions used when giving or getting directions in Khmer. Very useful when trying to find your way around or when lost.

Excuse me! (to ask someone): សុំទោស!(ដើម្បីសួរអ្នកណាម្នាក់)
somtosa!( daembi suor anaknea mneak)
Can you show me?: តើ​អ្នកអាចបង្ហាញផ្លូវខ្ញុំបានទេ?
tae​ anak ach bangheanh phlauv khnhom ban te?
I'm lost: ខ្ញុំវង្វេងផ្លូវ
khnhom vongvengophlauv
I'm not from here: ខ្ញុំមិនមែនជាអ្នករស់នៅទីនេះទេ
khnhom minmen chea anak rsanow tinih te
Can I help you?: តើខ្ញុំអាចជួយអ្នកបានទេ?
tae khnhom ach chuoy anak ban te?
Can you help me?: តើអ្នកអាចជួយខ្ញុំបានទេ?
tae anak ach chuoy khnhom ban te?
It's near here: វានៅជិតនេះ
vea now chit nih
It's far from here: វានៅឆ្ងាយពីទីនេះ
vea now chhngay piti nih
Go straight: ដើរទៅឲ្យត្រង់
daertow aoy trang
Turn left: បត់ឆ្វេង
btchhveng
Turn right: បត់ស្ដាំ
btsdam
One moment please!: សូមរង់ចាំមួយភ្លែត!
saum rngcham muoyophlet!
Come with me!: ដើរតាមខ្ញុំមក!
daertam khnhom mk!
How can I get to the museum? : តើខ្ញុំអាចទៅកាន់សារមន្ទីដោយរបៀបណា?
tae khnhom ach towkean sar m nti daoy rbiebnea?
How long does it take to get there?: តើទៅកាន់ទីនោះត្រូវចំណាយពេលប៉ុន្មាន?
tae towkean tinoh trauv chamnaypel bonman?
Downtown (city center): ទីក្រុង(កណ្ដាលទីក្រុង)
tikrong( kandal tikrong)

The following are words which might be used alone or in combination with other words to ask or give directions.

Near: ជិត
chit
Far: ឆ្ងាយ
chhngay
Right: ស្ដាំ
sdam
Left: ឆ្វេង
chhveng
Straight: ត្រង់
trang
There: ទីនោះ
tinoh
Here: ទីនេះ
tinih
To walk: ដើរ
daer
To drive: បើកបរ
baekabr
To turn: បត់
bt
Traffic light: ភ្លើងចរាចរ
phleung chreachr

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