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How to say “It really is delicious” in Khmer
ឆ្ងាញ់មែន
Chhnganh maen
💡 Here មែន (mɛːn) affirms genuineness — 'it truly is delicious', not just polite praise. Appended to an adjective in a statement, មែន asserts the speaker sincerely means it. The same word with rising intonation (ឆ្ងាញ់មែន?) becomes 'is it really tasty?'. Tone alone flips affirmation into a question — a hallmark of how Khmer particles work.
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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