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How to say “Is it near here?” in Khmer

នៅ​ជិត​នេះ​ទេ?
Nov jit nih te?
Pronunciation (IPA): /nɨv cɨt nɪh teː/
Word by word: at + near + this + (question)
💡 ជិត (jit) = near; the opposite is ឆ្ងាយ (chhngay, far). Cambodians often answer with a time estimate rather than a distance — 'pram naati' (5 minutes).

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