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How to say “Can I pay in dollars?” in Khmer

សុំបង់ជាដុល្លារបានទេ
som bong chea dollar ban te
Pronunciation (IPA): /som ɓɑŋ ciə dolaː ɓaːn teː/
Word by word: request + pay + as + dollar + can + (question)
💡 Cambodia runs on both currencies. You pay in dollars and get riel back as change, because there are no US coins in circulation — anything under a dollar comes back in riel at roughly 4,000 to one.

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