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How to say “It's beautiful, right?” in Khmer
ស្អាតហ្ន
S'aat hna
💡 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.
More khmer particles phrases
- Let's go, okay?ទៅណា
- Already ate / Done eatingញ៉ាំហើយ
- Do you like it?ចូលចិត្តទេ?
- 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?
- Thank you very muchអរគុណណាស់
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