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How to say “How do you eat this?” in Khmer
តើគេញ៉ាំយ៉ាងម៉េច?
tae ke nyam yang mech?
💡 ke (គេ) = 'one/people' in a general sense; យ៉ាងម៉េច (yang mech) = how. Khmer dishes often involve assembling — wrapping in herbs, dipping, mixing the gravy in — so it's worth asking the vendor to show you.
More street food & local dishes phrases
- What's popular here?តើនៅទីនេះមានម្ហូបអ្វីពេញនិយម?
- I'd like fish amokខ្ញុំចង់បានអាម៉ុកត្រី
- I'd like lok lakខ្ញុំចង់បានឡុកឡាក់
- I'd like num banh chok (Khmer noodles)ខ្ញុំចង់បាននំបញ្ចុក
- One bowl of kuy teav, pleaseសុំគុយទាវមួយចាន
- One bai sach chrouk, pleaseសុំបាយសាច់ជ្រូកមួយ
- How much is one plate of num banh chok?តើនំបញ្ចុកមួយចានថ្លៃប៉ុន្មាន?
- One plate, pleaseសុំមួយចាន
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