How to say “I'm heading off first” in Khmer

ខ្ញុំទៅមុនណា

khnhom teuv mun na

Pronunciation (IPA): /kʰɲom tɨv mun naː/

Word by word: I + go + first + (final particle)

💡 មុន (mun) = first/before. Said when you leave a group before the others — a polite, friendly way to excuse yourself. The ណា keeps it warm rather than abrupt.

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
He/she really knows their stuffគាត់ចេះណាស់
When can we meet up?ជួបគ្នាពេលណា?
I'm broke, money's all goneខ្ញុំក្រ ប្រាក់អស់ហើយ

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