How to say “What is your name?” in Khmer
អ្នកឈ្មោះអីនៅ?formal
Neak chmuah ey nov?
💡 នៅ (nov) at the end is a particle indicating the question refers to a present state — 'what are you called?'. Cambodians often ask this early in conversation; it's friendly, not intrusive.
More greetings phrases
- Helloសួស្ដី
- Yes (said by men)បាទ
- No / Notទេ
- Thank youអរគុណ
- Thank you (with polite particle)អរគុណ បាទ
- You're welcome / It's nothingមិនអីទេ
- Are you well?សុខសប្បាយទេ?
- I'm fine, thank youសុខសប្បាយ អរគុណ
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