How to say “No / Not” in Khmer
ទេ
Te
💡 Goes at the end of a sentence to negate it. 'Min ey te' = 'not anything' = 'nothing'. Direct 'no' without mitigation can feel blunt in Khmer culture.
More greetings phrases
- Helloសួស្ដី
- Yes (said by men)បាទ
- Thank youអរគុណ
- Thank you (with polite particle)អរគុណ បាទ
- You're welcome / It's nothingមិនអីទេ
- Are you well?សុខសប្បាយទេ?
- I'm fine, thank youសុខសប្បាយ អរគុណ
- What is your name?អ្នកឈ្មោះអីនៅ?
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