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How to say “Today was so exhausting” in Khmer
ថ្ងៃនេះហត់ណាស់
thngai nih hɑt nah
💡 ហត់ (hɑt) = tired, exhausted. ណាស់ (nah) = very. This is the most common end-of-day venting phrase. Cambodians work long hours — guesthouse staff, market vendors, tuk-tuk drivers — and this phrase connects with everyone. Following it with ស្ងៀម (snguem, 'rest/relax') signals you're winding down.
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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