How to say “Have you eaten yet?” in Khmer
ញ៉ាំបាយហើយនៅ?
Nyam bay haey nov?
💡 Literally 'eaten rice yet?', this is a warm everyday greeting in food-loving Cambodia — like 'how are you?'. A simple ហើយ ('already') or ទេ ('not yet') answers it.
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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