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How to say “He/she really knows their stuff” in Khmer
គាត់ចេះណាស់
koat jeh nah
💡 ចេះ (jeh) means 'knows how to' or 'can' — specifically knowing a skill or having ability. Different from ដឹង (dɨŋ, knowing a fact). Saying someone ចេះណាស់ is a genuine compliment to their competence. Often used for cooking, driving, fixing things, negotiating.
More slang & casual khmer phrases
- Yo! How are you doing?ចោ! អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ?
- Deal! Let's go togetherព្រម! ទៅជាមួយគ្នា
- Huh? I don't understandហ្អ? ខ្ញុំមិនយល់
- So strong / That's impressive!ខ្លាំងណាស់!
- Forget it! It's not importantភ្លេចទៅ! មិនសំខាន់
- When can we meet up?ជួបគ្នាពេលណា?
- I'm broke, money's all goneខ្ញុំក្រ ប្រាក់អស់ហើយ
- Stop talking! Listen to meឈប់និយាយ! ស្ដាប់ខ្ញុំ
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