How to say “Do you understand yet or not?” in Khmer

យល់ហើយឬនៅ?

Yol haey rɨɨ nov?

Pronunciation (IPA): /jʊəl haəj rɨː nɨw/

Word by word: understand + already + or + still/yet

💡 Another instance of the classic ...ហើយឬនៅ? frame, pairing the completion particle ហើយ ('already') with នៅ ('still/yet') around the disjunctive ឬ ('or'). The structure asks whether a state has been reached or not. យល់ (yol) = to understand, so this checks comprehension. The same frame underlies the iconic greeting ញ៉ាំបាយហើយឬនៅ? ('eaten yet?').

More khmer particles phrases

Let's go, okay?ទៅណា
Already ate / Done eatingញ៉ាំហើយ
Do you like it?ចូលចិត្តទេ?
It's beautiful, right?ស្អាតហ្ន
I like it tooខ្ញុំក៏ចូលចិត្តដែរ
Do you want to eat more?ចង់ញ៉ាំទៀតទេ?
Do it like that / That's how it's doneធ្វើម្ល៉ះ
What about you then?ចុះអ្នកវិញ?

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