How to say “Eat first (before anything else)” in Khmer

ញ៉ាំសិន

Nyam sin

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɲam sən/

Word by word: eat + (sequential 'first' particle)

💡 សិន (sin) is a sentence-final particle meaning 'first' or 'for now', marking that one action should happen before another. ចាំសិន (wait first / hold on), ទៅសិន (go ahead first). It's indispensable for sequencing and politely deferring: 'let me do X first'. Extremely common in everyday speech.

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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