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How to say “Are you free this evening?” in Khmer
ល្ងាចនេះទំនេរទេ?
lnhiech nih tumnear te?
💡 ទំនេរ (tumnear) = free/available. The casual equivalent of ទំនេរ is sometimes ស្រាល (sraal, 'light' = free from obligations). Asking in the afternoon or via message (Telegram) is normal in Cambodian social life — spontaneous evening plans are common in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap.
More slang & casual khmer phrases
- Yo! How are you doing?ចោ! អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ?
- Deal! Let's go togetherព្រម! ទៅជាមួយគ្នា
- Huh? I don't understandហ្អ? ខ្ញុំមិនយល់
- So strong / That's impressive!ខ្លាំងណាស់!
- Forget it! It's not importantភ្លេចទៅ! មិនសំខាន់
- He/she really knows their stuffគាត់ចេះណាស់
- When can we meet up?ជួបគ្នាពេលណា?
- I'm broke, money's all goneខ្ញុំក្រ ប្រាក់អស់ហើយ
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