How to say “Good luck” in Khmer
សូមឱ្យមានសំណាងល្អ
Som oy mean somnang la
💡 សំណាង (somnang) = luck/fortune. A kind phrase before an exam, journey or new venture. Luck and merit (បុណ្យ) are deeply linked in Khmer Buddhist culture.
More greetings phrases
- Helloសួស្ដី
- Yes (said by men)បាទ
- No / Notទេ
- Thank youអរគុណ
- Thank you (with polite particle)អរគុណ បាទ
- You're welcome / It's nothingមិនអីទេ
- Are you well?សុខសប្បាយទេ?
- I'm fine, thank youសុខសប្បាយ អរគុណ
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