How to say “It's fine, I understand” in Khmer

មិនអីទេ ខ្ញុំយល់

min ey te khnhom yol

Pronunciation (IPA): /mɨn ʔəj teː kʰɲom jul/

Word by word: not + anything + (negation) + I + understand

💡 មិនអីទេ (lit. 'not anything') is the all-purpose Khmer reassurance — 'it's fine', 'no worries', 'you're welcome', 'never mind'. The negative frame មិន…ទេ wraps the word អី ('anything') to mean 'nothing's wrong'. It's one of the most-used phrases in daily life, deflecting apologies and thanks alike with easy warmth. A lone ទេ at the end carries the negation.

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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