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How to say “Not too spicy, please” in Khmer
សុំកុំឲ្យហឹរពេក
som kom aoy hor pek
💡 ហឹរ (hor) = spicy-hot; ពេក (pek) = too much. Khmer food is milder than Thai, but chili is often added separately, so this lets you control the heat. They may instead serve the chili on the side.
More street food & local dishes phrases
- What's popular here?តើនៅទីនេះមានម្ហូបអ្វីពេញនិយម?
- I'd like fish amokខ្ញុំចង់បានអាម៉ុកត្រី
- I'd like lok lakខ្ញុំចង់បានឡុកឡាក់
- I'd like num banh chok (Khmer noodles)ខ្ញុំចង់បាននំបញ្ចុក
- One bowl of kuy teav, pleaseសុំគុយទាវមួយចាន
- One bai sach chrouk, pleaseសុំបាយសាច់ជ្រូកមួយ
- How much is one plate of num banh chok?តើនំបញ្ចុកមួយចានថ្លៃប៉ុន្មាន?
- One plate, pleaseសុំមួយចាន
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