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How to say “I'm so hungry” in Khmer
ឃ្លានណាស់
khlien nah
💡 ឃ្លាន (khlien) = hungry. A constant refrain in food-loving Cambodia, where 'have you eaten yet?' (ញ៉ាំបាយហើយនៅ) is a common greeting. Saying you're hungry often prompts an invitation to eat.
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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