How to say “Not yet” in Khmer

មិនទាន់ទេ

Min toan te

Pronunciation (IPA): /mɨn toan teː/

Word by word: not + yet + (negative particle)

💡 មិនទាន់…ទេ is the standard 'not yet' frame, with ទាន់ (toan, 'in time / yet') sandwiched in the negative មិន…ទេ structure. It's the natural answer to any ...ហើយឬនៅ? question: asked ញ៉ាំហើយឬនៅ? ('eaten yet?'), you reply មិនទាន់ទេ ('not yet'). Knowing this pairing lets you respond correctly to one of the most common Cambodian conversation openers.

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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