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

ទៅសិនហើយ

Tov sin haey

Pronunciation (IPA): /tɨw sən haəj/

Word by word: go + first + already

💡 A neat double-particle leave-taking: សិន (sin, 'first/ahead') plus ហើយ (haəj, completion) yields 'I'll be going on ahead now'. It's the standard, polite way to excuse yourself from a group — acknowledging you're leaving before the others. Cambodians say ខ្ញុំទៅសិនហើយ as a soft, courteous goodbye rather than an abrupt departure.

More khmer particles phrases

Let's go, okay?ទៅណា
Already ate / Done eatingញ៉ាំហើយ
Do you like it?ចូលចិត្តទេ?
It's beautiful, right?ស្អាតហ្ន
I like it tooខ្ញុំក៏ចូលចិត្តដែរ
Do you want to eat more?ចង់ញ៉ាំទៀតទេ?
Do it like that / That's how it's doneធ្វើម្ល៉ះ
What about you then?ចុះអ្នកវិញ?

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