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How to say “It's beautiful, right?” in Khmer

ស្អាតហ្ន
S'aat hna
Pronunciation (IPA): /sʔaːt hna/
Word by word: beautiful + (confirmation particle)
💡 ហ្ន (hna) is a confirmation-seeking particle roughly equivalent to 'right?', 'isn't it?', or 'eh?' in English. It invites the listener to agree or confirm. The spelling looks intimidating but the particle is a very short nasal syllable. It's distinctly colloquial — you'd never see it in news broadcasts or formal writing — and is characteristic of Phnom Penh and central Cambodian speech. Using it correctly signals genuine familiarity with spoken Khmer.

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