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How to say “That's crazy! / No way!” in Khmer
ឆ្កួតហើយ!
chhkuot haəy!
💡 ឆ្កួត (chhkuot) literally 'crazy/mad'. As an exclamation among friends it expresses amazement, like 'that's wild!'. Tone matters — said playfully it's fun, said harshly it's an insult. Peers only.
More slang & casual khmer phrases
- Yo! How are you doing?ចោ! អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ?
- Deal! Let's go togetherព្រម! ទៅជាមួយគ្នា
- Huh? I don't understandហ្អ? ខ្ញុំមិនយល់
- So strong / That's impressive!ខ្លាំងណាស់!
- Forget it! It's not importantភ្លេចទៅ! មិនសំខាន់
- He/she really knows their stuffគាត់ចេះណាស់
- When can we meet up?ជួបគ្នាពេលណា?
- I'm broke, money's all goneខ្ញុំក្រ ប្រាក់អស់ហើយ
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