How to say “I understand” in Khmer
ខ្ញុំយល់
Khnhom yul
💡 ខ្ញុំ (khnhom) is the humble first-person pronoun — always use it with strangers, older people, and in formal settings. Among close friends, Cambodians may drop it entirely.
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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