How to say “So what do we do now?” in Khmer

ធ្វើម៉េចទៅ?

Tveu mech tov?

Pronunciation (IPA): /tʰʋəː mɛc tɨw/

Word by word: do + how/what + (directional particle)

💡 ទៅ (tɨw, normally 'go') functions here as a sentence-final discourse particle pushing the question forward — 'what now?', 'so what then?'. Tacking ទៅ onto a question gives it a 'where do we go from here?' momentum. ធ្វើម៉េច (tveu mech) = 'do what/how', so ធ្វើម៉េចទៅ? is the everyday 'so what should we do?' when facing a decision.

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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