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Khmer Survival

This is a list of survival in Khmer. Helpful in an emergency and can be a life saver. We are including both words and sentences at the bottom.

Headache: ឈឺក្បាល
chhukbeal
Stomach ache: ឈឺពោះ
chhupoh
Medicines: ឪសថ
au sath
Pharmacy: ឳសថស្ថាន
au sa th sthan
Doctor: វេជ្ជបណ្ឌិត
vechchobandet
Ambulance: ឡានពេទ្យ
lanpety
Hospital: មន្ទីរពេទ្យ
montirpety
Help me: ជួយខ្ញុំផង
chuoy khnhom phng
Poison: ថ្នាំពុល
thnapoul
Accident: គ្រោះថ្នាក់
krohthnak
Police: ប៉ូលីស
bau lisa
Danger: គ្រោះថ្នាក់
krohthnak
Stroke: ដាច់សរសៃខួរក្បាល
dach sarsai khuorokbal
Heart attack: គាំងបេះដូង
keangbehdaung
Asthma: ជម្ងឺហឺត
chomngu heut
Allergy: អាឡែរហ្ស៊ី
a le r hsai

These phrases deal with different types of emergencies. We recommend memorizing them in case you need them for yourself or to help someone.

Call the police!: សូម​ហៅ​ប៉ូលីស!
saum​ haw​ bau li sa!
Call a doctor!: សូមហៅវេជ្ជបណ្ឌិត!
saum haw vechchobandet!
Call the ambulance!: សូមហៅ​ឡាន​ពេទ្យ!
saum haw​ lan​ pety!
I feel sick: ខ្ញុំមានអារម្មណ៍ថាឈឺ
khnhom mean arommo tha chhu
Where is the closest pharmacy?: តើ​កន្លែង​លក់​ថ្នាំពេទ្យ​ជិត​ជាង​គេ​នៅ​ទីណា?
tae​ kanleng​ lk​ thnapety​ chit​ cheang​ ke​ now​ tinea?
It hurts here: វាឈឺនៅត្រង់នេះ
vea chhu nowtrang nih
Are you okay?: តើ​អ្នក​មិន​អី​ទេឬ?
tae​ anak​ min​ ei​ te ryy?
It's urgent!: វាជារឿងបន្ទាន់!
vea chea rueng bantean!
Calm down!: សូមត្រជាក់ចិត្ត!
saum trachakchett!
Stop!: ឈប់!
chhb!
Fire!: បាញ់!
banh!
Thief!: ចោរ!
chaor!

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