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How to say “Add rice, please” in Khmer
សុំបន្ថែមបាយ
som banthem bai
💡 បន្ថែម (banthem) = to add more; បាយ (bai) = cooked rice (and 'a meal' generally). Extra rice is cheap or free at many stalls. បាយ is so central that 'to eat' is ញ៉ាំបាយ (nyam bai), 'eat rice'.
More street food & local dishes phrases
- What's popular here?តើនៅទីនេះមានម្ហូបអ្វីពេញនិយម?
- I'd like fish amokខ្ញុំចង់បានអាម៉ុកត្រី
- I'd like lok lakខ្ញុំចង់បានឡុកឡាក់
- I'd like num banh chok (Khmer noodles)ខ្ញុំចង់បាននំបញ្ចុក
- One bowl of kuy teav, pleaseសុំគុយទាវមួយចាន
- One bai sach chrouk, pleaseសុំបាយសាច់ជ្រូកមួយ
- How much is one plate of num banh chok?តើនំបញ្ចុកមួយចានថ្លៃប៉ុន្មាន?
- One plate, pleaseសុំមួយចាន
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